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LATEST  CALL 

TO 

CHRISTIAN  STUDENTS 

FROM 

FOREIGN  FIELDS 

OF 

DISCIPLES  OF  CHRIST 


Joint  College  Recruitment  Visitation 

The  Foreign  Christian  Missionary  Society 
The  Christian  Woman’s  Board  of  Missions 


Published  for  the  Boards  by  the 
College  of  Missions 
Indianapolis,  Indiana,  November,  1919 


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The  Taj  Mahal — Pearl  of  Indian  Palaces 
(At  Agra,  United  Provinces,  on  the  Jumna  River) 


FOREWORD 


ONE  HUNDRED  AND  EIGHTY  NEW  MISSIONARIES 
WANTED  FOR  ELEVEN  COUNTRIES. 


A  CHALLENGE  TO  CHRISTIAN  COLLEGES. 

The  first  edition  of  “Somewhere”  was  published  in  January,  1919,  and 
was  widely  distributed  among  educational  institutions,  especially  those 
of  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  It  contained  a  joint  call  of  the  Foreign  Chris¬ 
tian  Missionary  Society  and  the  Christian  Woman’s  Board  of  Missions 
for  156  new  missionaries  for  foreign  service.  These  were  urgently  sought 
to  meet  emergent  opportunities  and  definite  demands  intensified  and 
largely  created  by  the  War.  The  appeal  was  presented  in  many  colleges 
by  visiting  delegations  of  the  Joint  Candidate  Committee  appointed  to 
secure  reinforcements.  Thus  far  about  50  have  responded  to  the  January 
call.  Of  these  nine  have  already  departed  for  distant  lands,  while  41 
are  in  process  of  special  preparation  for  their  respective  fields. 

Meanwhile  through  growing  disparity  of  missionaries  relative  to  the 
epoch-making  conditions  and  movements  which  the  War  has  precipitated 
in  every  mission  land,  the  need  of  reinforcements  has  steadily  increased 
in  all  the  fields  where  the  Disciples  of  Christ  are  at  work.  As  the  mini¬ 
mum  and  immediate  requirement  to  cope  with  the  present  critical  situa¬ 
tion,  the  Boards  hereby  issue  a  new  united  call  as  follows: 

In  addition  to  the  50  already  definitely  enlisted,  180  new  recruits  are 
needed  for  11  different  countries.* 

To  college  men  and  women,  consecrated  to  the  purpose  of  Christ  and 
filled  with  his  spirit,  the  awakened  Church  looks  with  eager  expectancy 
for  trained  and  competent  leadership.  By  this  call  Christian  students 
now  in  college  and  recent  graduates,  alert  to  the  new  day,  at  the  dawn  of 
their  careers,  are  especially  challenged  to  knighthood  in  a  new  crusade — 
to  apostleship  in  the  coming  Christian  advance  which  is  the  only  hope  of 
the  disillusioned  and  yet  unevangelized  world. 

This  latest  appeal  of  the  Boards  for  180  new  foreign  missionaries 
will  resound  through  further  deputational  visits,  in  college  and  university 
halls,  in  medical  schools  and  hospitals,  as  a  veritable  recruitment  call.  It 
will  be  re-echoed  in  church  and  home;  it  will  confront  pulpits  and  pro¬ 
fessorial  chairs;  it  will  be  as  a  fire  running  to  and  fro  in  the  land  in 
quest  of  graduates  who  have  ears  to  hear.  It  will  pour  itself  out  in 
prayer  that  the  Lord  of  the  Harvest  will  raise  up  and  thrust  out  the 
laborers  required.  The  present  pamphlet  presents,  it  is  hoped,  sufficient 
detail  to  help  students  visualize,  at  least  in  outline,  the  countries,  the 
stations  and  the  forms  of  mission  work  which  challenge  their  enlistment. 
Here  are  golden  life-chances  in  the  greatest  of  enterprises,  at  the  most 
strategic  epoch  of  modern  world  history. 

Joint  Candidate  Committee 

A.  McLean,  President  Foreign  Christian  Missionary  Society. 

Daisy  June  Trout,  Secretary  Christian  Woman’s  Board  of  Missions. 

Charles  T.  Paul,  President  College  of  Missions. 

Stephen  J.  Corey,  Secretary  Foreign  Christian  Missionary  Society, 
Chairman. 

D.  O.  Cunningham  (F.  C.  M.  S.,  India),  Joint  College  Recruitment 
Secretary. 

Indianapolis:  College  of  Missions,  November,  1919.  *See  Conspectus,  p.  16. 

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(go  tljr  HfUjoU  Worlfc  ob?r,  attb  prorlaim  tljp  (goob 

Nehis  to  all  tHankinb 

(iflark  XVI,  15;  IBrymmilh’a  ffiraualattmt) 


ISoiv  when  old  things  are  passing  away , 
is  the  time  for  us  to  make  the  one  supreme 
gift  in  which  we  believe  the  safety  and 
future  hope  of  the  world  lie — a  knowledge 
of  the  life  and  teaching  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ.  Let  Christianity  go  as  a  beneficent 
power ,  with  new  thoughts  and  new  hopes , 
to  be  a  link  between  all  the  races  of  man¬ 
kind. — Lord  Bryce. 


The  missionaries  have  the  right  idea.  They  go  straight 
to  the  foundations  and  provide  those  intellectual ,  physical , 
moral  and  religious  benefits  upon  which  alone  any  true 
civilization  can  be  built. — Hon.  Henry  Morgenthau 9  late 
American  Ambassador  to  Constantinople. 


What  would  more  effectively  challenge  the  Church  to  an 
immense  expansion  of  her  foreign  missionary  work  than 
that  a  large  body  of  earnest,  capable  students  should  dedi¬ 
cate  their  lives  to  service  in  the  foreign  field  and  should 
formally  offer  themselves  to  the  Mission  Boards  for  this 
holy  errand? — J.  Lovell  Murray ,  Educational  Secretary  Stu¬ 
dent  Volunteer  Movement. 


Africa  waits ,  Latin  America  languishes ,  for  a  new  in¬ 
vasion — the  conquest  of  loving  service. 


“ Let  us  seek  the  desert  spaces  where  the  Christless  hordes 
are  waiting; 

Let  us  journey  to  the  needy  lands  we  know; 

There’s  a  whisper  in  the  midnight ,  there’s  a  star  above  to 
guide  us — 

O.  the  East  is  calling ,  calling ,  let  us  go!” 


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THE  CHRISTIAN  STUDENT  AND 

THE  NEW  AGE 

“Such  times  have  not  been  since  the  light  that  led 
The  holy  Elders  with  the  gift  of  myrrh.” 


“The  past  is  a  story  told, 

The  future  may  be  writ  in  gold.” 

1.  What  shall  I  do  with  my  life?  This  is  the  supreme  ques¬ 
tion  of  every  thoughtful  college  student  in  the  present  incom¬ 
parable  hour.  The  Christian  student  it  grips  like  a  voice  from 
the  Judgment.  The  War  has  rimmed  the  question  with  fire. 
It  is  a  flaming  searchlight  piercing  the  depths  of  duty  and 
desire.  It  must  be  faced  and  answered,  whether  by  decision 
of  devotion  and  daring,  or  of  defection  and  delay. 

2.  The  New  Interrogation.  This  interrogation  of  the  new 
day  is  the  greatest  examination  question  in  academic  halls  this 
year.  Not,  How  shall  I  make  a  living?  but,  What  shall  I  do 
with  my  life?  Thousands  of  upper-class  men  are  asking  it, 
who  fought  in  France,  or  were  massed  in  America  ready  to  go. 
Thousands  of  junior  and  senior  women  are  asking  it,  whose 
horizons  were  enlarged  and  whose  powers  were  awakened  by 
various  forms  of  auxiliary  war  service.  Large  numbers  of 
these,  both  men  and  women,  are  back  in  the  class-rooms  finish¬ 
ing  their  courses  and  thinking  the  problem  through.  The 
question  is  astir  also  in  the  heads  and  hearts  of  the  younger 
generation  of  students  in  college  this  year.  They,  too,  sense 
the  significance  of  events  since  1914,  and  are  wistfully  aware 
of  obligations  they  can  scarcely  define,  to  a  world  they  must 
help  to  rebuild. 

3.  The  New  Expectation.  Eager  expectancy,  not  devoid  of 
suspense,  attaches  to  the  attitude  and  activity  of  college  gradu¬ 
ates  in  the  strategic  years  that  lie  ahead.  This  is  not  a  mere 
compliment  to  intellectual  ability.  It  is  a  mighty  challenge  to 
moral  responsibility,  deep  rooted  in  the  law  of  society  and  the 
providential  order.  Both  the  Church  and  the  world  know  that 
in  the  future,  as  in  the  past,  the  largest  leadership  will  be  in 
the  hands  of  the  best  trained  men  and  women.  The  most  de¬ 
structive  war  in  human  annals  was  made  in  the  modern  schools 
of  Prussia.  It  was  planned,  precipitated  and  conducted  by 
university  graduates,  with  the  most  highly  burnished  brains 
and  with  science  to  the  nth  degree.  The  hope  of  a  renovated 

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world  of  brotherhood  looks  yearningly  to  the  centers  of  educa¬ 
tion  today,  for  a  new  army  of  graduates  who,  linking  the 
soundest  scholarship  with  the  highest  moral  ends,  will  help 
to  make  effective  the  constructive  programs  of  peace.  The 
300,000  college,  seminary  and  university  students  enrolled  for 
1919-1920  in  Canada  and  the  United  States,  not  to  speak  of 
other  countries,  will  be  a  large  factor  in  determining  the  new 
world-order  which  is  struggling  to  birth  out  of  the  chaos  of 
the  War.  They  will  be  directors  of  history’s  new  currents. 

How  shall  a  student  decide  what  he  will  do  with  his  life? 
Ultimately  he  must  find  the  way  by  diligent  search  of  his  own 
soul  and  the  will  of  God.  But  there  are  beacon  lights  to  point 
him  in  the  right  direction.  The  following  considerations  and 
suggestions  may  serve  as  background  for  decision. 

4.  The  New  Age.  Let  your  imagination  be  kindled  by  the 
thought  of  new  beginnings  and  fresh  opportunities.  Drink  to 
the  full  from  the  bubbling  wells  of  hope. 

“The  world’s  great  age  begins  anew, 

The  golden  years  return  ; 

Heaven  smiles,  and  faiths  and  empires  gleam 

Like  wrecks  of  a  dissolving  dream.” 

Not  that  the  world  is  regenerated  or  remade,  but  it  is  hav¬ 
ing  a  new  start.  It  has  become  fluent  and  plastic.  The  old 
moulds  are  broken.  The  War  burst  open  the  gates  of  the 
dawn.  A  new  age  dates  from  the  Armistice.  As  a  new  geo¬ 
logical  period  is  projected  by  a  vast  cosmic  upheaval,  so  the 
War  opened  the  latest  chapter  in  the  history  of  man.  The 
Pact  of  Peace  and  the  League  of  Nations  are  landmarks  of  a 
great  creative  moment,  when  on  the  crumbled  ruins  of  the 
past  a  new  civilization  begins  to  rise.  The  present  year  has 
encompassed  such  mighty  happenings  and  is  so  pregnant  with 
prophecies  of  coming  good,  that  it  has  been  compared  with  the 
year  when  Christ  was  born.  The  great  days  of  the  Renais¬ 
sance  and  the  Reformation  have  returned,  and  are  transcended 
in  the  vast  enterprises  of  intellectual  illumination,  social  re¬ 
construction,  and  spiritual  progress  which  have  been  set  in 
motion.  It  is  a  new  age  for  religion,  and  for  the  Church 
which,  turning  to  its  task  with  a  new  devotion,  is  devising 
works  of  unparalleled  magnitude  for  the  redemption  and  unity 
of  mankind.  No  college  man  can  be  true  to  himself  and  his 
opportunities  without  planning  his  life  on  a  big  scale.  The 
new  age  demands  an  enlarged  service  from  every  college 
woman.  Students  should  determine  their  careers  with  fine 


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exhilaration,  with  something  of  the  enthusiasm  which  Words¬ 
worth  felt  when  he  wrote  of  the  days  following  the  French 
Revolution : 

‘•Bliss  was  it  in  that  dawn  to  be  alive, 

And  to  be  young  was  very  heaven.” 

5.  The  New  Idealism.  Pitch  your  purpose  on  the  highest 
plane  of  aspiration  and  ideal.  Let  it  run  with  the  tides  of 
ethical  yearning  and  righteous  passion  that  have  surged  up 
from  the  awful  deeps  of  the  War.  Never  were  such  pure  and 
exalted  conceptions  of  life  and  duty  held  by  so  many  people 
as  now.  The  lofty  principles  which  glorified  the  Allied  Armies 
and  took  America  into  the  struggle,  the  ideals  which  rose  re¬ 
splendent  out  of  the  agony  of  conflict,  shine  today  in  the  firma¬ 
ment  of  human  thought  as  the  most  precious  legacy  of  the  mil¬ 
lions  who  died  in  their  defense.  Thousands  of  valiant  Ameri¬ 
can  lads  sleep  in  the  graves  of  France,  that  the  new  idealism 
might  become  the  rule  of  life  and  the  law  of  nations.  They 
won  the  sparkling  crown  of  sacrifice,  “the  decoration  of  the 
kept  faith,”  that  spiritual  principles  might  be  vindicated  and 
the  splendor  of  righteousness  revealed.  Our  warriors  fell 
under  the  cross  of  selfless  devotion,  that  weak  nations  might 
be  delivered  from  oppression,  that  womanhood  might  be 
guarded  from  the  despoiler,  that  little  children  might  grow  up 
in  free  countries,  that  the  principle  of  the  sacredness  of  human 
life  might  be  forever  established  against  the  ruthless  ambition 
of  the  strong.  Above  all  they  fought  for  a  new  world-order — 
an  order  which  lies  yet  in  dream  and  prophecy.  The  world 
of  the  new  idealism,  in  which  evil  shall  be  subdued,  is  identical 
with  the  world  of  Christian  vision.  Speaking  of  America, 
Dr.  Robert  E.  Speer  points  out  how  “the  great  ideas  and  prin¬ 
ciples  of  the  missionary  enterprise  were  taken  over  and  de¬ 
clared  by  the  nation  as  its  moral  aims  in  the  War.”  The  aims 
were  (1)  to  end  war,  (2)  to  assure  liberty,  (3)  to  establish 
international  righteousness,  (4)  to  serve  others,  and  (5)  to 
promote  a  new  order  of  truth,  justice  and  brotherhood.  And 
now  that  the  victory  of  arms  is  won,  the  challenge  comes  home 
with  special  appeal  to  the  present  student  generation,  to  join 
the  noble  succession — to  be  prophets,  promoters,  and  propa¬ 
gators  of  the  new  idealism  sealed  and  sanctified  by  the  blood 
of  martyrs,  until  the  victory  of  the  spirit  in  a  warless  era  is 
achieved  throughout  the  earth.  A  selfish  career  should  be  a 
moral  impossibility  at  such  a  time  as  this.  If  a  student  decides 
to  be  a  merchant  it  must  not  be  for  gold,  but  for  service. 


Somewhere 


Every  business,  profession  or  calling  decided  upon  should  be 
shot  through  with  the  Christian  spirit  and  ideal,  if  the  high 
and  holy  chivalry,  that  has  laid  down  life  for  the  things  that 
are  eternal,  is  to  be  preserved  and  consecrated  to  the  construc¬ 
tive  tasks  of  the  new  day. 

6.  The  New  Internationalism.  Plan  your  career  with  an  in¬ 
ternational  horizon.  Do  not  hastily  conclude  that  you  should 
stay  where  you  are,  or  follow  now  a  course  determined  upon 
five  years  ago.  Be  a  patriot  but  not  a  narrow  nationalist ;  the 
new  idealism  has  taught  us  that  humanity  is  greater  than 
nationality.  Think  in  world  terms,  decide  on  the  basis  of 
world  welfare,  and  be  not  daunted  if  duty  calls  you  to  a  dis¬ 
tant  goal. 

“This  is  the  day  of  conscience  high-enthroned, 

The  day  when  East  is  West  and  West  is  East.” 

*  *  * 

“I  thought  that  Christ  had  given  me  birth 
To  brother  all  the  sons  of  earth.” 

The  idealism  of  which  we  have  spoken  is  international. 
So  is  Christianity.  So  is  the  coming  world-order.  So  must  be 
the  sympathy  and  service  of  the  new  leaders.  Before  the  eyes 
of  all  peoples  the  solidarity  of  the  race  has  been  established 
in  the  demonstration  that  no  nation  can  live  or  act  unto  itself 
alone.  In  the  fellowship  of  suffering,  in  the  sacrament  of 
death  the  nations  have  seen  that  they  are  brothers  indeed. 
Their  common  interests  symbolized  and  cemented  by  the 
League  of  Nations  have  drawn  them  together  in  the  bonds  of 
political  compact  and  friendship.  The  fraternal  intercourse 
of  peoples  was  never  as  widespread  as  it  is  now.  But  there 
must  be  a  better  distribution  of  the  forces  that  inspire  and 
uplift,  if  the  nations  are  to  realize  their  inner  unity  and  rise 
to  a  higher  plane  of  civilization.  Democracy  cannot  be  safe 
in  America  until  it  is  secured  in  China  and  Persia,  in  Germany 
and  Japan ;  nor  can  it  be  safe  anywhere  unless  it  is  Christian. 
So  diplomats  and  publicists  boldly  proclaim.  Lord  Robert 
Cecil  says,  “In  the  application  of  the  principles  of  Christianity 
to  international  relations  lies  the  only  solution.”  And  Henry 
Watterson  declares  that  “the  paramount  issue  underlying  the 
issue  of  democracy  is  the  religion  of  Christ,  and  him  crucified, 
the  bedrock  of  civilization,  *  *  *  the  one  power  that  can  save 
the  world  from  destruction.”  It  is  as  a  Christian  nation  that 
America  can  truly  promote  an  enduring  comity  of  peoples,  for 
Christianity  offers  the  only  basis  on  which  true  international- 

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ism  can  be  permanently  built.  World  unity  will  never  be  real¬ 
ized  except  through  community — that  spiritual  brotherhood 
supernatural  and  supernational,  in  which  men  and  women  of 
all  climes  and  colors  sit  down  in  the  Kingdom  of  God.  The 
student  will  miss  his  high  calling  if  as  a  Christian  he  fails  to 
relate  his  life  to  the  whole  world  situation. 

7.  The  New  Apostolate.  “One  loving  heart  sets  another 
heart  on  fire/’  said  Saint  Augustine.  “For  conquest  of  ideals,” 
says  an  American  Christian  teacher,  “there  must  be  contact 
of  spirit.”  That  means  witness-bearing,  communication, 
propaganda.  The  past  five  years  have  revealed  anew  what  the 
possibilities  of  propaganda  are.  Is  it  not  time  to  launch  a 
propaganda  for  the  glory  of  God  and  for  the  highest  conceiv¬ 
able  welfare  of  the  world?  In  view  of  the  foregoing  consid¬ 
erations  this  closing  section  frankly  challenges  students  to 
consider  some  form  of  definite,  personal,  Christian  work,  as 
the  most  effective  way  of  serving  their  generation  and  carry¬ 
ing  forward  the  high  tradition  of  the  present  expectant  hour. 
Why  should  not  the  faces  of  students  be  turning  in  directions 
where  the  need  is  greatest,  as  they  seek  to  answer  the  ques¬ 
tion:  “What  shall  I  do  with  my  life?” 

The  hope  of  the  future  lies  in  the  Christian  religion,  and  yet 
nearly  a  thousand  million  human  beings  have  never  had  a 
glimpse  of  the  hope.  Christ’s  missionary  commission  assumes 
the  force  of  a  new  divine  necessity;  the  modern  missionary 
enterprise  is  lit  with  a  new  splendor.  “The  hour  is  come.” 
The  world  is  ripe  for  the  sickle.  The  supreme  experiment  calls 
for  a  new  host  of  adventurers — the  experiment  which  nine¬ 
teen  centuries  have  barely  begun — that  of  universalizing  the 
Gospel  message,  of  applying  its  principles  and  spirit  to  every 
phase  of  the  life  of  the  whole  world — “all  the  nations” — “the 
whole  creation.”  The  supreme  expression  of  America’s  ideal¬ 
ism  is  the  foreign  missionaries  who  have  gone  out  from  her 
churches.  Nothing  would  more  justify  the  priceless  pre¬ 
eminence  committed  to  her  in  international  relationships  than 
a  vast  increase  in  the  number  of  these  messengers  of  good-will. 

This  year  the  Boards  of  the  United  States  and  Canada  are 
calling  for  1,600  recruits.  In  the  present  pamphlet  the  Dis¬ 
ciples  of  Christ  call  for  180.  They  are  wanted  as  spokesmen 
of  an  old  Word  in  the  new  age,  as  ministers  to  human  need  in 
far-off  places,  as  heralds  of  a  saving  Lord,  as  builders  of  new 
communities,  and  establishers  of  the  sovereignty  of  Christ. 

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This  is  the  New  Apostolate  to  which  college  men  and  women 
are  here  summoned.  A  fair  way  to  begin  to  consider  the  call 
is  to  regard  it  prayerfully  as  a  personal  appeal.  “And  who 
knoweth  whether  thou  are  not  come  to  the  Kingdom  for  such  a 
time  as  this?” 

“Go  with  the  spiritual  life,  the  higher  volition  and  action, 

With  the  great  girdle  of  God,  go  and  encompass  the  earth  ! 

Not  for  the  gain  of  the  gold,  for  the  getting,  the  hoarding,  the  having. 

But  for  the  joy  of  the  deed — but  for  the  duty  to  do  !” 


I  see  His  Sun  arise,  new-charged  with  grace 
Earth’s  tears  to  dry  and  all  her  woes  efface! 

The  coming  of  His  Perfect  Day 
Shall  sweep  the  Powers  of  Night  away. 

— John  Oxcnham. 


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WHY  FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SERVICE  SHOULD 
APPEAL  TO  STUDENTS  IN  THIS  HOUR 


By  Stephen  J.  Corey 

Secretary  Foreign  Christian  Missionary  Society 

1.  The  Christian  War.  In  this  hour,  as  in  no  other,  Christian  charac¬ 
ter  demands  the  moral  equivalent  of  war.  Foreign  missionary  service 
provides  this  in  an  outstanding  way.  The  young  man  wishing  to  sustain 
his  high  spirit  of  courage  and  devotion  to  a  great  cause  should  not 
leave  the  foreign  missionary  call  unconsidered.  The  challenge  of  the 
work  in  non-Christian  lands  is  high  and  bold  and  compelling.  Foreign 
missionary  conquest  is  a  warfare,  and  it  appeals  to  the  pioneer  and 
dauntless  spirit.  In  fact,  a  courageous,  young,  Christian  man,  in  this 
hour,  who  has  the  proper  training  and  qualifications  for  it,  will  find  him¬ 
self  under  the  necessity  of  establishing  real  reasons  why  he  should  not 
go  as  a  foreign  missionary. 

2.  The  New  Unselfishness.  A  new  thrill  has  come  to  American  man¬ 
hood.  The  young  men  who  went  to  the  front  fought  for  sacred  ideals, 
for  human  freedom,  for  the  liberation  of  women  and  little  children. 
Many  of  those  who  stayed  at  home  had  the  same  lofty  purpose.  There  is 
a  new  unselfishness  in  the  world  today.  America  has  been  giving  her 
young  life  not  only  for  others,  but  for  other  lands  and  other  races.  We 
have  been  crusaders  on  a  distant  continent  in  a  great  cause.  The  same 
dominant  note  runs  through  the  call  fcr  service  in  distant  mission  fields. 

3.  America’s  World-Relations.  America  has  a  new  acquaintance  with 
the  world.  We  have  formerly  been  the  most  provincial  of  the  Christian 
nations.  We  are  now  one  of  the  most  neighborly  and  far-reaching  in  our 
sympathies.  Because  our  country  was  satisfied,  selfish  and  provincial  in 
its  policies,  it  was  difficult  before  the  War  for  us  to  think  in  world  terms. 
It  is  easy  now.  Our  living  and  planning  for  the  future  will  touch  the 
ends  of  the  earth.  Every  one  who  thinks  will  have  an  interest  in  foreign 
lands  from  now  on.  The  War  has  introduced  us  to  mankind.  God  pity 
us  if  we  shrink  within  ourselves  again! 

4.  The  Great  Surrender.  It  is  now  perfectly  natural  to  discuss  self- 
denial.  The  “sacrifice”  of  foreign  missionary  service  will  scarcely  be 
mentioned  again.  The  men  or  women  who  have  given  their  all  at  the 
front  for  the  freedom  of  the  world  will  not  dare  again  to  have  mental 
reservations  about  the  distance  of  Tibet  or  the  loneliness  of  Africa.  The 
parents  who  were  willing  to  give  all  their  sons  for  the  War  will  hardly 
refuse  to  release  one  for  foreign  missionary  service  now. 

5.  The  Lure  of  the  Untried.  The  War  has  left  a  great  unsatisfied 
longing  in  the  hearts  of  men.  The  man  who  went  to  the  front  will  not 
readily  adjust  himself  to  an  ordinary  service  when  he  gets  home.  The 
boys  who  wore  the  khaki  and  did  not  reach  the  fighting  line  will  be  un¬ 
satisfied  without  doing  some  big  thing  in  the  future.  Many  boys  of 

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Kinkakuji  Temple  at  Kyoto,  Japan 


12 


Missionary  Appeal  to  Students 


the  Students’  Army  Training  Corps  are  chagrined  and  adrift.  They  had 
hoped  to  serve,  but  their  camps  were  disbanded.  The  possibility  for  a 
rare  and  unselfish  life-work  will  appeal  to  them  more  than  ever  before. 

6.  The  Divine  Draft.  We  have  become  used  to  the  draft  principle  of 
service.  Our  soldier  boys  have  become  accustomed  to  taking  orders.  If 
we  are  leaders  and  lay  upon  our  Christian  young  men  the  burden  of  the 
Divine  draft  for  sacrificial  service,  they  will  accept  it.  Our  men  and 
women  will  be  as  true  to  the  call  of  Christ  when  they  recognize  it  as 
they  were  to  the  call  of  the  country. 

7.  The  Specialized  Task.  There  are  more  specific  openings  for  spe¬ 
cially  trained  men  and  women  now  than  ever  before.  Foreign  missionary 
work  is  being  more  thoroughly  organized  along  social  lines  than  for¬ 
merly.  It  will  now  be  easier  for  strong  people  who  have  a  special  type 
of  training  to  find  a  place  where  their  specific  equipment  will  fit  into 
the  work. 

8.  The  Home  Fires  Burning.  The  Church  at  home  will  not  need  to  be 
converted  to  a  universal  enterprise  in  the  future.  With  the  new  world¬ 
consciousness  will  come  a  new  sense  of  world-responsibility.  The  Church 
will  now  send  people  to  mission  lands  with  a  determination  to  back  them 
up  in  the  great  enterprise  as  never  before.  The  home  fires  of  intelligent 
co-operation,  support  and  prayer  will  burn  with  unwonted  brightness, 
and  shine  to  the  uttermost  bounds. 

9.  The  New  World-Neighborhood.  Distance  has  been  eliminated. 
The  world  is  a  startled  and  humbled  neighborhood.  Since  two  million 
of  our  men  have  crossed  the  sea  for  a  great  cause,  the  ocean  will  be  no 
longer  a  barrier  to  a  life-work.  One  may  indeed  say,  “I  saw  a  new 
heaven  and  a  new  earth,  for  the  first  heaven  and  the  first  earth  are 
passed  away;  and  the  sea  is  no  more.”  The  ocean,  which  was  formerly 
a  mysterious  and  terrible  barrier,  is  now  even  more  than  a  highway;  it 
is  a  doorway  to  all  the  peoples  of  the  earth. 


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RELIGIONS  OF  THE  WORLD* 


POPULATION  OF  THE  WORLD 


Religions 

Christians  . 

Taoists  and  Confucianists 

Mohammedans  . 

Hindus  . . . 

Animists  . . . . 

Buddhists  . . ._ . 

Shintoists  . . 


1,640,000,000 

Percentage  of 
Adherents  World  Population 


585,000,000  33 

283,000,000  17 

220,000,000  13 

217,000,000  12 

139,000,000  8 

136,000,000  8 

33,000,000  2 

12,000,000  1 


Jews 

Other  Creeds  and  Unclassified-.  15,000,000  10 

*  Foreign  Missions  Year  Book  of  North  America  (1919). 


GROWTH  OF  CHRISTIANITY 

The  following  table  indicates  the  numerical  status  of  Chris¬ 
tianity  in  the  broadest  sense  from  the  2nd  century  to  the  20th. 


2nd  Century. _ _ _ _ _ _ _  2,000,000 

10th  Century _ _ _ _ _ _ _  50,000,000 

15th  Century _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 100,000,000 

18th  Century _ _ _ _ _ _ 200,000,000 

19th  Century . . . . . . . . . . 550,000,000 

20th  Century  (1919). . . . . . . . 585,000,000 


MODERN  EVANGELICAL  MISSIONS 

Increase  of  Protestant  Community  in  Foreign  Fields. 


Date  Number 

1800 . 70,000 

1850 . 211,000 

1880 . 857,000 

1890 . 1,225,000 

1900 . ......2,500,000 

1910 . .3,400,000 

1919  (Estimated). . 4,000,000 


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Conspectus  of  the  Call 


CHINA 

Evangelists, 

10; 

33 

Physicians, 

6; 

JAPAN 

16 

Evangelists, 

14; 

TIBET 

10 

Evangelists, 

6; 

PHILIPPINES 

Evangelists, 

2; 

6 

INDIA 

Evangelists, 

16; 

Physicians, 

7; 

36 

Printers, 

2; 

BELGIAN 

Evangelists, 

10; 

CONGO 

Nurses, 

3; 

24 

Printers, 

2; 

ARGENTINA 

Evangelists, 

14; 

21 

Social  Workers, 

2; 

PARAGUAY 

Evangelists, 

4; 

14 

Social  Workers, 

2; 

URUGUAY 

2 

Educationalists, 

2; 

MEXICO 

Evangelists, 

6; 

16 

Kindergartner, 

l; 

JAMAICA 

2 

Evangelists, 

2; 

TOTALS 


Educationalists,  14 ; 
Nurses,  3; 


Kindergartners,  2 ; 


Physicians 

4; 

10 

Physicians, 

4; 

6 

Educationalists, 

6; 

Nurses, 

3; 

36 

Agriculturists, 

2; 

Physicians, 

6; 

Engineers, 

l; 

24 

Industrialists, 

2; 

Educationalists, 

5; 

21 

Educationalists, 

6; 

14 

Agriculturists, 

2; 

2 


Educationalists,  5 ; 
Social  Workers,  4 ; 


2 

GRAND  TOTAL,  180 


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1 


Somewhere  Defined 


The 

Appeal  of  Eleven  Lands 


“Where  lies  the  land  to  which  the  ship  would  go? 

Far,  far  ahead  is  all  her  seamen  know. 

And  where  the  land  she  travels  from?  Away, 

Far,  far  behind,  is  all  that  they  can  say.” 

So  it  was  with  thousands  of  soldiers  and  sailors  who  left  American 
shores  under  sealed  orders  for  an  unknown  ‘‘Somewhere”  which 
lured  them  to  duty,  to  sacrifice,  and,  perhaps,  to  death. 


So  it  was  with  the 
early  pioneer  mission¬ 
aries  who  ventured 
upon  estranging  seas 
to  little-traveled  lands. 


But  now  every  ocean 
and  almost  every  coun¬ 
try  is  mapped  for  the 
messengers  of  Christ. 


The  Present  Calls  Come  from  Definite  Places 


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US  )a_  o 

Drawn  by  Lois  Ely 

East-Central  and  Southeast  China — Disciples’  Missions  in  Heavily-Outlined  Provinces 

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CHINA 

(F.  C.  M.  S.  and  C.  W.  B.  M.) 

GENERAL  STATUS 

AREA:  (18  provinces  and  4  dependencies),  3,913,560  square  miles; 
equals  continental  United  States  including  Alaska,  plus  the  Canad¬ 
ian  Province  of  Ontario.  Population:  Estimated  variously  from 
320,650,000  to  430,000,000.  The  familiar  estimate,  generally  accepted 
as  approximately  correct,  is  400,000,000,  i.  e.  almost  a  fourth  of  the 
total  population  of  the  globe.  Racial  History:  The  Chinese  are  a  homo¬ 
geneous  race  of  the  Mongolian  or  Turanian  family.  Their  historical  rec¬ 
ords  reach  back  with  possible  authenticity  to  about  2,000  B.  C.,  and 
with  dependable  certainty  to  about  1100  B.  C.,  the  beginning  of  the  Chow 
dynasty.  Religions:  The  primitive  Animism  has  been  supplanted  or 

interpenetrated  successively  by  Taoism  and  Confucianism,  and  later  by 
Buddhism.  About  15,000,000  are  Mohammedans.  The  popular  religion 
is  a  mixture.  The  educated  classes  are  Confucianists.  Christian  Mis¬ 
sions:  The  Gospel  may  have  been  preached  in  China  as  early  as  the 
first  century.  The  first  indubitable  mission  was  that  of  the  Nestorians 
in  the  seventh  century.  The  Roman  Catholics  followed  and  flourished 
in  the  16th  and  17th  centuries.  The  modern  evangelical  enterprise  of 
Protestant  Christianity  began  with  the  arrival  of  Robert  Morrison  in 
Canton  in  1807.  Present  Christian  Constituency:  There  are  now  at 
work  in  China  ninety-two  evangelical  societies,  the  scope  and  results 
of  whose  labor  are  statistically  represented  as  follows:  ^Foreign  mis¬ 
sionaries  5,900;  Chinese  associate  workers  23,345;  mission  stations  944; 
out-stations  6121;  schools  (kindergarten  to  university)  7,088;  pupils  under 
Christian  instruction  191,033,  besides  Sunday  school  pupils  210,397;  hos¬ 
pitals  320;  annual  treatments,  more  than  3,225,000;  organized  churches 
3,767;  other  places  of  worship  4,121;  communicants  312,970;  total  Pro¬ 
testant  Christian  constituency  654,658.  The  Roman  Catholic  constitu¬ 
ency  is  1,789,297.  Opportunity  and  Outlook:  The  pervasive  influence 
of  Christianity  is  widespread,  though  possibly  not  more  than  10,000,000 
have  heard  direct  Christian  teaching.  The  whole  country  is  open,  the 
government  is  favorable,  hundreds  of  the  leaders  of  the  Republic  are 
Christians.  Because  of  friendship  between  the  two  countries,  the  United 
States  has  “the  opportunity  of  the  ages”  to  help  the  largest  of  non- 
Christian  nations  to  become  a  Christian  democracy. 

FIELD  AND  FORCES  OF  THE  DISCIPLES  OF  CHRIST 

The  missions  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ  are  situated  in  two  contiguous 
provinces  of  the  Lower  Yangtse  country  in  east-central  China,  viz.: 
Kiangsu  and  Anhwei.  Combined  area  equals  that  of  New  York  State 
plus  Pennsylvania.  Population,  34,600,000.  There  are  more  than  fifty 
missionary  societies  at  work  in  the  two  provinces,  but  the  Disciples  of 
Christ  are  solely  responsible  for  giving  the  Gospel  and  Christian  institu¬ 
tions  to  approximately  10,000,000  people.  Total  evangelical  forces  are: 
missionaries,  900;  Chinese  associate  workers,  2,046;  places  of  worship 
and  preaching,  551;  pupils  in  Christian  schools,  18,664;  communicants 
(church  members),  18,835;  estimated  Protestant  constituency,  38,000.  The 
Roman  Catholics  report  a  membership  of  234,721.  In  these  two  provinces 
the  Disciples  of  Christ  have  at  present  54  foreign  missionaries,  186 
Chinese  helpers,  5  stations,  18  out-stations,  22  churches,  1,174  church 
members,  31  day  schools,  3  high  schools,  share  in  5  union  educational  in¬ 
stitutions.  over  2,000  pupils  under  instruction  besides  28  Sunday  schools 

*China  Mission  Year  Book,  1918. 


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China 


with  2,544  pupils,  6  hospitals  and  dispensaries  treating  annually  nearly 
20,000  patients,  property  valued  at  over  $1,000,000. 

Yet  every  station  is  undermanned  and  is  calling  for  additional  mission¬ 
aries.  We  are  as  yet  meeting  only  a  fragment  of  our  obligation,  while 
new  demands  accumulate.  To  hold  our  present  stations  and  occupy  one 
other  point  in  the  dense  areas  that  fall  within  our  parish  the  following 
reinforcements  are  urgently  required. 


NEW  MISSIONARIES  NEEDED 
Evangelists 

Man  and  Wife  for  Chuchow . 2 

F.  C.  M.  S. — In  east-central  part  of  Anhwei  Province, 
thirty  miles  northwest  of  Nanking.  Population,  15,000. 

Central  church,  hospital  and  schools  well  established. 
Surrounding  district  of  500,000  dependent  for  evan¬ 
gelization  on  Chuchow  and  its  thirteen  out-stations. 

Present  staff  of  two  foreign  missionaries  and  35  Chinese 
associate  workers  utterly  inadequate  for  this  immense 
field  of  ripened  opportunity. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Luchowfu  . . . 2 

F.  C.  M.  S. — Famous  seat  of  ancient  culture,  ancestral 
home  of  the  late  statesman  Li  Hung  Chang.  Near  the 
center  of  Anhwei  Province,  on  a  riverlet  6  miles  north 
of  Chow  Lake.  Population,  75,000.  Strong  hospital, 
schools  and  churches.  Dependent  region  of  about 
1,000,000,  barely  touched  by  two  out-stations  with  eight 
other  towns  open  to  the  Gospel  and  awaiting  Christian 
leadership.  Present  staff  of  eight  foreigners  and  50 
Chinese  insufficient  for  Luchowfu  alone. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Wuweichow  . 2 

F.  C.  M.  S. — Also  in  Anhwei,  25  miles  west  of  the 
Yangtse  pert  of  Wuhu,  of  which  at  present  it  is  an 
outpost  with  small  church  and  dispensary.  Has  no 
resident  foreign  missionary.  Influential  classes,  includ¬ 
ing  leading  men,  favorably  interested  in  Christianity. 

China  mission  has  voted  to  make  this  city  a  fully 
equipped  station.  Population,  40,000.  Accessible  sur¬ 
rounding  district  of  at  least  500,000.  Golden  chance  to 
proclaim  the  Word  and  to  establish  Christian  institu¬ 
tions.  A  call  for  pioneers  and  founders. 


Nantungchow — Southeast  View  from  Christian  Hospital 

20 


China 


Man  and  Wife  for  Nantungchow . 2 

Two  Single  Women  for  Nantungchow . 2 


Joint  Station  of  C.  W.  B.  M.  and  F.  C.  M.  S. — 
In  Kiangsu  Province,  on  the  north  bank  of  the  Yangtse, 
70  miles  northwest  of  Shanghai.  The  whole  city  of 
70,000  and  a  densely  populated  contiguous  region  of 
about  4,000,000  dependent  for  the  Gospel  upon  the 
Disciples’  mission.  Has  now  only  five  foreign  mission¬ 
aries,  (only  two  of  whom  are  doing  evangelistic  work), 
and  twenty  Chinese  helpers.  The  first  church  has  been 
established  and  is  growing  rapidly.  The  entire  region 
is  open  to  travel  and  preaching.  It  is  an  area  of  pro¬ 
gressive  reform  under  official  patronage.  All  classes 
of  the  people  are  accessible. 


10 


Educationalists 

Man  and  Wife  for  Nanking . 2 

F.  C.  M.  S. — Capital  of  Kiangsu  Province.  Ancient 
southern  capital  of  the  Ming  Emperors.  One  of  the 
most  important  political  and  educational  centers  in  the 
Chinese  Republic.  Seat  of  the  University  of  Nanking 
co-operatively  conducted  by  four  American  missionary 
societies  (Methodists,  Presbyterians,  Baptists,  Disciples), 
and  of  Government  Teachers’  College.  Nanking  has 
350,000  inhabitants,  including  a  foreign  community  of 
about  200.  It  is  situated  on  the  southern  bank  of  the 
Yangtse,  about  250  miles  up-river  from  Shanghai,  and 
is  conspicuous  for  its  leadership  in  Christian  union 
enterprises.  Within  the  University  federation  is  the 
Language  School,  attended  by  all  new  missionaries 
assigned  to  Mid-China.  Closely  affiliated  also  is  the 
Nanking  School  of  Theology  for  the  training  of  Chinese 
pastors  and  evangelists.  The  F.  C.  M.  S.  seeks  a  man 
for  professorship  in  this  union  faculty  of  religious 
education. 

Single  Woman  for  Nanking  . . . . . 1 

C.  W.  B.  M. — For  the  faculty  of  Ginling  College,  the 
only  institution  of  higher  learning  for  Chinese  young 
women  in  all  Central  China.  The  students  are  graduates 
of  mission  high  schools  from  several  provinces.  They 
become  Christian  leaders  in  the  new  Republic.  Ginling 
is  supported  by  the  Woman’s  Boards  of  five  American 
communions,  including  the  Christian  Woman’s  Board  of 
Missions.  It  is  potentially  China’s  Mount  Holyoke  or 
Vassar,  and  has  large  plans  for  development. 

Single  Woman  for  Nanking . 1 

F.  C.  M.  S. — A  teacher  to  assist  Miss  Emma  Lyon  in 
the  Girls’  School  over  which  she  has  presided  for  23 
years.  In  this  school  more  than  600  girls  have  re¬ 
ceived  a  Christian  education.  It  combines  Christian 
residential  facilities  with  the  academic  standards  of  an 
American  high  school,  plus  Bible  instruction,  music,  nor¬ 
mal  courses  and  some  features  of  a  junior  college. 

There  are  plans  to  enlarge  the  present  attractive  build¬ 
ings  situated  near  the  Drum  Tower  and  Nanking  Uni¬ 
versity.  More  than  125  girls  are  now  in  attendance, 
many  of  whom  will  enter  Ginling  for  collegiate  training. 

21 


China 


Class  of  Juniors  in  Girls’  School 
Luchowfu 


Graduating  Class  (1918)  of  Boys’  Boarding  School 
Luchowfu 


22 


China 


Two  Single  Women  for  Chuchow  . , . 2 

F.  C.  M.  S. — For  the  staff  of  the  only  girls’  school 
in  a  town  of  15,000.  Founded  by  Sunday  school  super¬ 
intendent  of  Chuchow  church.  Crowded  to  utmost 
capacity  and  calling  for  enlargement.  Teachers  have 
chance  to  stimulate  establishment  of  other  Christian 
schools  in  large  district  in  which  200,000  girls  of  school 
age  are  yet  unprovided  for.  The  field  is  wide,  the  need 
is  indisputable,  and  there  is  no  competition. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Luchowfu  .  . 2 

F.  C.  M.  S. — For  faculty  of  Boys’  Boarding  School,  re¬ 
cently  equipped  with  three  new  modern  buildings. 

High  school  grade  with  religious  instruction,  athletics, 
and  some  junior  college  courses.  Increasing  attendance 
has  already  created  demand  for  more  dormitories.  Cen¬ 
ter  of  a  system  of  primary  mission  schools.  Present 
faculty  overburdened.  Its  members  long  to  share  with 
reinforcements  the  task  and  joy  of  Christianizing 
select  groups  of  Chinese  boys  and  young  men. 

Single  Woman  for  Luchowfu  . . . 1 

C.  W.  B.  M. — Teacher  for  the  newly-established  Girls’ 

High  School  founded  by  the  Christian  Woman’s  Board 
of  Missions.  Beautiful  new  building  completed  in  1919, 
entire  plant,  including  land,  costing  $10,000.00.  Corres¬ 
ponds  in  Christian  curriculum  and  objective  to  the 
Boys’  Boarding  School  of  the  F.  C.  M.  S.  Present  for¬ 
eign  staff  consists  of  three  young  women  teachers — 
graduates  of  the  College  of  Missions.  They  call  loudly 
for  an  expert  assistant.  The  school  is  taxed  by  an  at¬ 
tendance  of  over  100,  and  is  patronized  by  the  leading 
families  of  the  city.  It  has  opened  wide  the  door  to 
the  hearts  of  the  mothers  of  Luchowfu. 

Two  Single  Women  for  Wuhu  . 2 

F.  C.  M.  S. — To  carry  on  and  develop  the  Girls’ 

School  now  being  conducted  by  Miss  Cammie  Gray. 

Wuhu  is  the  largest  rice  emporium  in  China,  on  a  bend 
of  the  Yangtse  in  east-central  Anhwei,  75  miles  south¬ 
west  of  Nanking.  Population,  150,000.  It  is  a  mission¬ 
ary  center,  being  occupied  by  workers  of  six  other 
missions  besides  the  Disciples.  The  F.  C.  M.  S.  staff 
consists  of  five  foreigners  and  twenty-one  Chinese 
helpers.  Of  25,000  girls  of  primary  and  high  school 
age  in  this  city  less  than  500  are  under  instruction, 
and  of  these  less  than  150  are  in  Christian  schools. 

This  Wuhu  call  should  command  two  of  the  best  pre¬ 
pared  and  most  consecrated  young  women  our  American 
churches  and  colleges  can  produce. 


Man  and  Wife  for  Nantungchow  . 2 

Single  Woman  for  Nantungchow . 1 


Joint  Station  of  F.  C.  M.  S.  and  C.  W.  B.  M. — 
Educational  work  of  the  Disciples’  mission  closely 
articulated  with  municipal  schools  and  institutions  sup¬ 
ported  by  ex-Minister  Chang  Chien.  The  man  required 
should  be  a  graduated,  experienced  chemist  and  would 
teach  in  the  technical  and  normal  schools.  Full  oppor¬ 
tunity  to  bear  Christian  witness.  His  wife  would  work 


23 


China 


among  the  Chinese  women  or  girls  in  government  or 
mission  school.  The  single  young  woman  is  wanted  for 
the  mission  Girls’  School. 


Physicians 


14 


Fallen  and  Forsaken — A  Typical  Case 

Man  and  Wife  for  Nanking  . . . 2 

F.  C.  M.  S. — For  University  of  Nanking  Hospital,  a 
union  institution,  well  equipped,  approved  and  partially 
supported  by  China  Medical  Board.  It  is  the  famous 
hospital  founded  for  the  F.  C.  M.  S.  by  Dr.  W.  E. 

Macklin.  Recently  enlarged  and  supplemented  by  new 
buildings.  Staff  of  six  doctors  and  eight  nurses.  A 
house  of  healing  and  sanitary  instruction  for  a  great 
city.  Offers  a  rich  life  investment  for  young  Christian 
physician  with  up-to-date  training. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Luchowfu  . 2 

F.  C.  M.  S. — For  hospital  founded  and  long  conducted 
by  late  Dr.  James  Butchart.  Has  dispensed  as  many 
as  30,000  treatments  in  a  single  year.  Meets  stand¬ 
ards  and  has  co-operation  of  China  Medical  Board.  Dr. 
Stevenson  now  in  charge,  desperately  needs  assistance. 

The  response  of  a  well  qualified  man,  preferably  one 
who  has  specialized  in  bacteriology,  would  bring  cheer 
to  the  present  staff,  and  the  touch  of  Christ  to  hundreds 
who  must  suffer  or  die  because  there  are  not  sufficient 
hands  to  help  and  heal  them. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Nantungchow  . 2 

Joint  Station  of  F.  C.  M.  S.  and  C.  W.  B.  M. — For  new 
hospital  erected  in  1912,  and  already  overcrowded.  In 
1917,  there  were  5,000  patients  and  12,000  treatments. 

Only  mission  hospital  in  district  of  4,000,000  people. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Hagman  severely  overtaxed  and  praying 
for  reinforcements.  The  ministry  of  healing  is  giving 
powerful  leverage  to  the  spread  of  the  Gospel  in  this 
new  and  densely  compacted  field.  The  mission-map  of 
the  world  offers  no  greater  opportunity.  Profession¬ 
ally  the  applicant  should  be  of  the  very  first  class. 


24 


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Nurses 

Single  Woman  for  Luchowfu  . 1 

F.  C.  M.  S. — For  the  hospital  staff.  Miss  Margaret 
Dieter,  graduate  of  Smith  College,  and  of  the  Massa¬ 
chusetts  General  Hospital,  is  already  assigned.  Another 
nurse  of  equal  training  is  urgently  needed. 

Two  Single  Women  for  Nantungchow  . 2 

Joint  Station  of  C.  W.  B.  M.  and  F.  C.  M.  S. — For  the 
hospital  conducted  by  Dr.  Hagman.  It  is  hoped  to 
secure  a  staff  of  graduated  nurses  sufficient  for  the 
needs  of  the  hospital  and  dispensary  work  of  this  big 
city.  The  first,  Miss  Nina  DuPee,  has  already  arrived. 

Two  others  are  called  for.  Part  of  their  work  will  be 
training  Chinese  assistants.  “The  missionary  nurse  has 
the  gentlest  but  most  powerful  touch  of  all  our  Christian 
impacts,  the  silent  speech  of  comfort  which  is  always 
understood.  Hers  is  the  shortest  and  surest  road  to  the 
heart  of  the  world’s  pain.” 


3 

Total  for  China  . 33 


(Pomona  Valley 

Hospital,  1916;  Col-  Hospital  at  Nantungchow 

lege  of  Missions, 

1918) 

Nantungchow 


Miss  Margaret 
Dieter,  R.  N. 
(Smith  College, 
1914;  Massachus¬ 
etts  General  Hos¬ 
pital,  1917) 
Luchowfu 


25 


The  Great  Copper  Buddha  of  Kamakura 
Visited  by  Students  of  Middle  School 
Tokyo 


JAPAN 

(F.  C.  M.  S.) 

GENERAL  STATUS 

AREA:  Insular  Japan  extending  from  Karafuto  and  the  Kuriles 
in  the  north,  to  Taiwan  (Formosa)  in  the  south,  covers  186,000 
square  miles.  The  area  of  the  whole  Empire,  including  Chosen 
(Korea),  is  260,738  square  miles,  slightly  less  than  that  of 
Texas.  The  Archipelago  is  1,900  miles  long.  If  stretched  along  the 
east  coast  of  North  America,  it  would  touch  the  latitudes  of  New¬ 
foundland  and  Cuba.  Population:  ^Islands,  59,771,334;  Chosen,  16,- 
913,224;  total,  76,684,558.  Japanese  (exclusive  of  Koreans  and  For¬ 
mosans  who  are  subject  foreigners),  56,860,735.  Racial  History:  The 
Japanese  proper,  racially  cognate  with  the  Chinese,  are  predomi¬ 
nantly  Mongolian,  with  slight  traces  of  a  Malay  strain.  The  aborigin¬ 
al  Ainu  survive  in  Yezo  and  Karafuto.  Dynastic  annals  derive 
the  first  Mikado  from  a  sun  goddess  in  B.  C.  660 — a  date  contem¬ 
porary  with  Assurbanipal,  king  of  Assyria.  The  present  Emperor 
claims  to  be  the  124th  sovereign  from  the  founder — king,  Jimmu 
Tenno.  Apart  from  mythical  records  there  are  evidences  that  many 
centuries  of  intensive  national  existence,  including  a  long  period  of 

feudalism,  lie  behind  the  Japanese  of  today.  Religions:  The  ancient 
religion  was  Shintoism,  an  indigenous  cult  of  sun  and  hero  worship 
centered  about  the  Mikado,  which  still  is  powerful,  having  fourteen  sects, 
49,746  shrines  and  nearly  15,000  priests.  Buddhism  of  twelve  schools  and 
fifty-six  denominations  prevails  among  the  masses.  It  has  over  70,000 
temples  and  over  50,000  priests  and  priestesses.  Confucianism  has  been 
a  large  factor  in  Japanese  culture,  also  an  ethical  system  of  chivalry 
called  Bushido.  The  State  grants  absolute  religious  freedom.  Christian 
Missions:  The  earliest  impact  of  Christendom  on  Japan  came  through 
the  extensive  Roman  Catholic  missions  (Jesuits,  Franciscans,  Dominicans, 
etc.),  begun  by  Francois  Xavier  who  landed  at  Kagoshima  in  1549, 
and  issuing  under  his  successors  in  hundreds  of  churches,  and  converts 
estimated  at  500,000.  Through  commercial  and  political  entanglements, 
the  mission  attracted  fierce  persecution  from  the  shoguns;  and,  though 
defending  itself  by  the  sword,  was  well-nigh  exterminated  in  1637. 
Thereafter,  with  intense  hatred  of  the  Christian  name,  Japan  officially 
proscribed  Christianity,  banished  all  foreigners,  and  sealed  up  her  ports 
for  more  than  two  centuries.  In  1859,  six  years  after  Commodore  Perry 
reopened  the  country  to  the  western  world,  the  first  Protestant  mission¬ 
aries  arrived,  and  the  Roman  Catholics  resumed  work  among  the  secretly 
surviving  descendants  of  their  once  powerful  community.  The  Greek 
Church  mission  began  with  the  coming  of  Nicolai  in  1864.  Present 
Christian  Constituency:  Evangelical  societies  at  work,  43;  foreign  mis¬ 
sionaries,  1,074;  Japanese  Christian  workers,  3,011;  schools  and  colleges, 
446;  number  under  instruction,  37,132;  hospitals,  10;  treatments  (1917), 
20,169;  Sunday  schools,  2,473;  Sunday  school  pupils,  154,274;  churches, 
1,039  (269  wholly  self-supporting);  preaching  places,  853;  total  church 
membership,  101,571.  The  Greek  Church  has  75,983,  and  the  Roman 
Church,  36,265  communicants.  Problem  and  Prospect:  The  War  and  the 
Peace  Treaty,  the  tenure  of  Shantung,  and  the  assimilation  of  Korea 
have  impressed  the  world  anew  with  Japan’s  powerful  influence  in  inter¬ 
national  relations,  her  imperial  ambitions  of  expansion,  and  the  inevit¬ 
ability  of  her  growing  leadership  in  the  Far  East.  Once  again  the 
Church  is  challenged  by  events  which  eclipse  those  of  the  Revolution  of 

*  Latest  Official  Census  (1916);  Statesman’s  Year  Book  (1918). 

27 


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1868,  to  win  to  Christ  and  to  capitalize  for  the  world-extension  of  his 
kingdom,  the  enterprising  efficiency  of  this  virile  sunrise  nation.  At  the 
Continuation  Conference  held  by  Dr.  John  R.  Mott  in  Tokyo  in  1913,  the 
Japanese  missions  issued  a  call  for  474  additional  evangelistic  foreign 
missionaries,  to  provide  one  to  each  60,000  people  of  the  more  than  26,- 
000,000  yet  unreached  by  the  Gospel.  Since  1913,  the  whole  Christian 
world  has  given  Japan  only  about  200  missionaries  in  all  branches  of 
service.  Japan’s  need  assaults  the  door  of  every  Christian  church  and 
college  in  America  today.  A  single  machine  gun  in  five  minutes  swept 
down  more  American  men  in  France  than  have  gone  to  Japan  with 
Christ’s  evangel  in  five  years. 


FIELD  AND  FORCES  OF  THE  DISCIPLES  OF  CHRIST 

All  of  our  stations  and  districts  are  located  on  the  principal  island, 
Hondo  or  Honshu,  which  supports  the  bulk  of  the  population  and  most 
of  the  large  cities.  No  other  mission  in  Japan  is  more  strategically  dis¬ 
tributed  with  respect  to  three  principal  aspects  of  the  national  life.  In 
Tokyo  and  environs  we  are  at  the  fountain-head  of  politics  and  education. 
Northward  at  Akita  and  Fukushima  we  touch  the  rich  agricultural  dis¬ 
tricts  which  slope  from  the  central  hills  to  the  coast  on  either  side.  South¬ 
west  from  the  capital,  at  Osaka,  on  a  bay  of  the  Inland  Sea,  we  are  in 
the  second  largest  city  and  leading  industrial  center  of  the  Empire. 

Though  our  stations  and  outposts  are,  in  most  cases,  in  close  juxta¬ 
position  to  other  missions,  the  Disciples  of  Christ  are  largely  responsible 
for  areas  whose  combined  population  is  over  8,000,000.  Following  is  a 
conspectus  of  our  resources  and  results  after  thirty-six  years  of  labor: 
Foreign  missionaries,  30;  Japanese  workers,  127;  Bible  colleges,  2;  day 
and  high  schools,  11;  number  under  instruction,  1,419;  Sunday  schools, 
58;  Sunday  school  pupils,  3,659;  organized  churches,  23;  preaching- 
places,  68;  church  members,  1,123. 

Through  losses  by  death  and  illness,  we  have  fewer  missionaries  in 
Japan  today  than  we  had  ten  years  ago.  The  Church  of  Christ  must  re¬ 
enlist  for  Japan! 


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NEW  MISSIONARIES  NEEDED 
Evangelists 


Man  and  Wife  for  Tokyo  . . .  2 

Population,  2,500,000.  Greater  Tokyo  with  over  3,500,- 
000  is  the  largest  city  in  Asia,  and,  after  London  and 
New  York,  the  largest  on  the  globe.  To  be  an  evangel¬ 
ist  of  Christ  in  this  Athens  of  the  Far  East,  the  fore¬ 
most  capital  in  the  non-Christian  world,  is  honor  that 
should  waken  the  chivalry  of  any  Christian  young  man 
desirous  of  distant  venture  and  service  for  his  Lord. 

But  to  take  the  Christian  message  to  the  students  of 
Tokyo,  the  Empire’s  future  leaders,  is  the  acme  of  privi¬ 
lege  summoning  the  keenest  powers  of  heart  and  mind. 

Tokyo  has  normally  a  student  population  of  100,000. 

The  Imperial  and  Waseda  Universities  alone  enroll 
about  12,000.  The  attitude  and  atmosphere  of  Japanese 
universities  is  predominantly  materialistic  and  agnostic 
as  to  religion.  Yet  there  are  evidences  of  spiritual  hun- 

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Japan 


ger.  Students  respond  to  a  manly,  modern  presenta¬ 
tion  of  real  Christianity.  Two  of  our  Tokyo  churches 
have  special  plans  for  student  work,  viz.,  the  Hongo 
church,  immediately  opposite  the  Imperial  University, 
and  the  Koishikawa  church,  amid  the  dormitories  of 
Waseda  University  and  of  the  Oriental  Society  College. 

A  man  and  wife  of  Western  university  culture,  vital 
faith,  and  resourcefulness  in  reaching  students,  might 
bring  the  saving  dynamic  of  Christ  to  hundreds  of  the 
makers  of  Japan’s  tomorrow,  by  responding  to  this  call. 

Count  Okuma  says:  “As  an  educator,  I  am  concerned 
about  the  moral  education  of  our  youth.  Intellectual 
education  is  not  enough.” 

Man  and  Wife  for  Tokyo  .  2 

For  district  evangelistic  work.  Our  Tokyo  field  em¬ 
braces  five  city  churches,  several  rented  halls,  and  eight 
out-stations.  Along  the  Sumida  river,  chiefly  east  of  it, 
there  are  1,000,000  people  without  a  resident  foreign 
missionary,  and  500,000  with  only  four  resident  Japa¬ 
nese  pastors.  This  is  the  overcrowded  industrial  dis¬ 
trict,  for  which  our  Tokyo  missionary,  F.  E.  Hagin,  is 
pleading.  There  remains  this  vast,  untouched  field  in 
Tokyo  itself,  notwithstanding  that  within  the  city, 
principally  west  of  the  river,  there  are  145  churches 
and  145  preaching-places  of  all  communions.  At  Taki- 
nogawa,  a  school  district  in  the  north,  with  6  preach¬ 
ing  points  and  a  population  of  60,000,  the  Disciples  are 
alone.  In  the  environs  are  8  points  where  our  mis¬ 
sion  proclaims  the  Gospel,  including  an  island  in  the 
Pacific.  Such  a  parish  need  not  argue  its  call  for  an¬ 
other  evangelistic  family. 


Single  Woman  for  Tokyo . . .  1 

Demands  for  woman’s  evangelistic  work  are  constantly 
increasing  in  the  capital,  both  in  the  churches  and  in 
connection  with  the  schools. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Akita  .  2 

First  station  opened  by  the  F.  C.  M.  S.,  where  first 


convert  was  baptized  in  1884.  Situated  in  province  of 
same  name,  in  northwestern  part  of  Hondo,  about  250 
miles  from  Tokyo  by  rail,  and  eight  miles  from  the  Sea 
of  Japan.  Population,  35,000.  Capital  of  Akita  province 
(population,  950,000).  Important  agricultural  area,  for 
which  the  Disciples  of  Christ  are  primarily  responsible. 
Far-reaching  evangelistic  activity  at  two  out-stations. 
Pioneer  work  well  done  by  Charles  E.  Garst  and  suc¬ 
cessors.  In  Akita  city  there  are  representatives  of  six 
other  missions  besides  the  Disciples;  but  the  capital  is 
far  from  being  evangelized.  Thousands  in  the  province 
have  never  heard  the  Gospel.  We  have  now  only  6  for¬ 
eign  missionaries  and  13  Japanese  associate  workers  for 
this  immense  field. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Fukushima  . 

Population,  40,000.  Situation,  150  miles  north  of  Toyko, 
in  northeastern  province  of  Fukushima,  of  which  it  is 
the  capital.  Center  of  silk-raising  and  manufacture. 
Dependent  region  for  mission  work  includes  much  of 
Fukushima,  a  loop  of  Yamagata,  west  of  it,  and  the 
southern  part  of  Miyagi  to  the  north  of  it,  including 

30 


Japan 


Miss  Edith  Parker  and  Japanese  Teacher,  Miss  Tei 
Hashimoto,  at  Margaret  K.  Long  Girls’  School 
Tokyo 


31 


Japan 


Typical  Student  of  Imperial  University,  Tokyo 
Is  lie  worth  winning? 

Sendai,  the  capital  of  Miyag’i,  which  was  formerly  a 
central  station.  Throughout  this  region  with  a  popula¬ 
tion  of  over  500,000,  we  are  trying  to  carry  on  work  at 
16  outposts,  with  a  force  of  2  foreign  missionaries  and 
9  Japanese  associates.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  T.  A.  Young  are 
praying  for  help. 

Two  Men  and  Wives  for  Tsuruoka  .  4 

Population,  25,000,  with  dependent  district  of  200,000. 
Situation,  65  miles  south  of  Akita,  between  the  moun¬ 
tains  and  the  Japan  Sea.  Center  of  rich  rice  country, 
dotted  with  villages.  People  progressive,  not  opposed 
to  Christianity.  Preaching  and  teaching  now  in  prog¬ 
ress  by  Japanese  workers.  Tsuruoka  is  to  become  a 
fully-equipped  station,  and  now  calls  for  2  men  and 
their  wives  to  help  develop  it.  The  opening  of  a  new 
station  will  give  great  impetus  to  all  our  work  in  Japan. 

Single  Woman  for  Tsuruoka .  1 

•  The  women  of  Tsuruoka  are  alert  and  accessible  for 
Christian  teaching.  A  foreign  woman  evangelist  will 
be  required  to  give  full  time  to  the  work,  in  associa¬ 
tion  with  a  Japanese  Bible  woman. 


32 


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Japan 


Kindergartners 

Single  Woman  for  Tokyo .  1 

The  fact  that  there  are  about  200  Christian  kindergar¬ 
tens  in  Japan,  with  an  enrollment  of  8,000  children,  in¬ 
dicates  how  powerful  a  factor  in  mission  work  this 
approach  to  the  children  and  mothers  has  become.  It 
is  strongly  favored  by  leading  government  educational¬ 
ists.  A  kindergarten  teacher  in  Tokyo  would  require  to 
be  a  musician  also. 

Single  Woman  for  Fukushima .  1 

The  time  is  ripe  for  starting  a  kindergarten  in  this  city 
of  wealth  and  progress.  A  piece  of  pioneer  work  that 
should  reward  the  response  of  a  strong  young  woman  of 
the  best  training  and  devotion. 


Total  for  Japan 


2 

16 


A  Japanese  Christian  Leader 
Professor  Yokichi  Hirai 
Pastor  of  Takinogawa  Church 
Dean  of  Margaret  K.  Long  Girls’  School,  Tokyo 


33 


34 


Miss  GretcWn  Garst  and  Future  Leaders  of  Sunrise  Land — Kindergo,-ten  “Graduation”  at  Akita 


TIBET 

(F.  C.  M.  S.) 


Golden  Temple-tops  of  Lhasa 


GENERAL  STATUS 


REA:  (Including  Great  and  Little  Tibet)  463,200  square  miles, 


considerably  larger  than  California  and  Texas  combined.  Popu- 


.X  lation:  Guessed  variously  from  2,000,000  to  6,500,000.  Largely 
unexplored,  census  impossible.  Latest  estimates  indicate  about 
4,500,000  as  the  probable  number  of  inhabitants.  The  world’s  highest 
tableland,  where  plateaus  are  10,000  feet  above  sea  level,  and  mountain 
peaks  from  16,000  to  25,000.  Ethnology:  The  Tibetans  are  a  subdivision 
of  the  Mongolian  race,  with  intermixture  of  Aryan,  Kolarian,  and  Burmo— 
Chinese.  They  resemble  in  stature,  color  and  facial  appearance  some 
Indian  tribes  of  Alaska.  Their  language  is  a  cognate  of  Mongolian,  is 
quite  distinct  from  Chinese,  and  is  written  in  the  Nagari  character,  de¬ 
rived  from  India,  and  but  slightly  different  from  that  of  Sanskrit  and 
Hindi.  Their  historical  records  earlier  than  the  seventh  century  A.  D. 
fade  into  the  mists  of  the  fabulous.  The  Tibetans  are  mostly  nomads, 
retaining  primitive  customs.  The  upper  classes  only  are  affected  by  such 
culture  as  Buddhism  conferred  1,000  years  ago.  Religions:  The  prevail¬ 
ing  faith  is  the  much  corrupted  Buddhist  system,  known  as  Lamaism. 
Besides  this,  and  to  some  extent  mingled  with  it,  is  a  primitive,  shaman- 
istic  cult,  called  Bonism.  Magic  and  demonolatry  mark  the  crude  super¬ 
stitions  of  priests  and  people.  There  are  reputed  to  be  500,000  lamas,  or 
priests,  15,000  of  whom  reside  in  the  lamaseries  of  Lhasa,  the  capital. 
Christian  Missions:  Tibet  had  temporary  contact  with  mediaeval  Chris¬ 
tianity  in  the  fourteenth,  seventeenth  and  eighteenth  centuries  through 
venturesome  Roman  missionaries,  who  successively  withdrew,  leaving  no 
organization  behind  them.  Further  efforts  of  the  Lazarists  last  century 
did  not  achieve  success.  First  evangelical  attempts  were  those  of  the 
Moravians  who  settled  in  Ladak,  or  Western  Tibet,  about  1850.  Between 
1880  and  1900  several  societies  and  small  independent  groups  began  work 
on  the  Indian  and  Chinese  borders.  An  independent  pioneer  was  the  in¬ 
trepid  Hollander,  Petrus  Rijnhart,  who  with  his  wife,  Dr.  Susie  Rijnhart, 
worked  in  Amdo  province  in  the  nineties  and  made  an  expedition  toward 
Lhasa,  on  which  Mr.  Rijnhart  lost  his  life.  From  the  efforts  of  Mrs. 
Rijnhart,  the  F.  C.  M.  S.  undertook  its  now  famous  mission  to  the  “Great 
Closed  Land”  by  sending  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Shelton,  together  with  Mrs.  Rijn¬ 
hart,  to  begin  work  on  the  border  between  Tibet  and  Szechuan  in  West¬ 
ern  China.  Present  Christian  Constituency  and  Prospect:  The  Disciples 
have  10  foreign  missionaries,  6  native  assistants,  a  small  church  and 
Sunday  school,  a  hospital  dispensing  over  8,000  treatments  a  year,  and 
a  far-reaching  itinerating  work  into  Tibet  proper,  from  their  border  base 
at  Batang.  No  more  thrilling  missionary  event  happened  during  the  War 
than  the  permission  granted  Dr.  Shelton  to  begin  medical  work  in  Lhasa, 
the  long-coveted  but  long-forbidden  goal,  alike  to  missionary  and  ex¬ 
plorer.  The  British  military  expedition  of  1904-5,  under  Younghusband, 
helped  to  break  down  the  barriers  of  official  seclusion.  It  seems  that 
the  hour  has  struck  for  the  long-prayed-for  Christian  advance. 


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Tibet 


FIELD  AND  FORCES  OF  THE  DISCIPLES  OF  CHRIST 

For  romance  and  remoteness,  with  all  the  lure  that  these  imply  to 
select,  ardent  spirits,  no  other  field  is  comparable  with  this  rugged  roof 
of  the  world,  the  dome  of  Asia,  one  of  the  trio  (with  Afghanistan  and 
Central  Arabia)  of  final  strongholds  against  the  march  of  Christian  con¬ 
quest.  The  feet  of  the  bringers  of  good  tidings  and  loving  deeds  will 
soon  be  in  Lhasa,  as  in  Mecca  and  Kabul.  Though  no  official  assignment 
has  been  made,  according  to  the  principles  of  co-operation  and  comity 
which  missionary  societies  are  coming  more  and  more  to  observe,  yet 
the  Disciples  of  Christ  are  regarded  as  having  presumably  pre-empted 
Tibet.  One  condition  must  be  fulfilled,  if  we  wish  to  make  this  high 
privilege  secure,  not  cut  of  emulation,  but  out  of  love  and  desire  to  do  a 
daring  thing  for  God.  *We  must  plant  stations  and  send  workers  rapidly 
to  show  that  we  are  able  and  worthy  to  occupy  the  land,  or  at  least  to 
take  the  leadership  in  the  work  of  evangelization,  with  all  the  co-opera¬ 
tion  we  can  secure,  as  the  American  Board  (Congregational)  has  done  in 
Turkey,  or  the  United  Presbyterian  Board  in  Egypt.  After  splendid 
preparatory  work  far  into  the  interior  on  the  high-road  to  Lhasa,  and 
in  other  directions,  we  are  now  ready  to  found  a  new  center. 

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Tibet 


Founders  of  the  Tibetan  Mission  in  the  Heart  of  Central  Asia 
Standing:  Dr.  and  Mrs.  A.  L.  Shelton 
Seated:  The  late  Dr.  Susie  Rijnhart-Moyes 


NEW  MISSIONARIES  NEEDED 
Evangelists. 

Three  Men  and  Wives  for  Chambdo  .  6 

A  lamasery  town  and  fortress  in  Eastern  Tibet.  At  the 
juncture  of  the  Ji  and  the  Dse  rivers,  uniting  to  form 
the  Nam-chu.  Northwest  from  Batang  seventeen  days’ 
mule  journey  (150  miles)  over  torrents  and  mountain 
passes.  Towns,  villages,  and  nomadic  encampments  in 
all  directions.  Cordial  relations  with  officials  and  people 
established  through  Dr.  Shelton’s  medical  work  in  1918, 
after  a  battle  between  Tibetan  and  Chinese  troops. 
Chambdo  is  to  be  an  absolutely  new  station.  Its  doors 
are  open.  No  missionaries  from  Batang  can  be  spared 
to  occupy  it.  Three  men  and  wives  are  urgently  needed 
as  the  nucleus  of  the  first  Christian  community  to  be 
won  in  this  desolate  and  distant  town. 


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6 


Tibet 


Chambdo 


Physicians 

Two  Men  and  Wives  for  Chambdo — and  Beyond .  4 

Such  a  station  cannot  be  opened  without  a  resident 
physician.  That  for  the  safety  of  the  party  itself; 
more  so  for  the  powerful  influence  of  the  doctor’s  minis¬ 
trations  in  revealing  the  Christian  mind  and  motive. 

Batang  opened  to  Dr.  Shelton  when  he  skillfully  closed 
the  gaping  skull  of  a  big,  raw-boned  Tibetan.  Chambdo 
welcomed  him  when  he  healed  its  wounded  warriors. 

The  doctor  who  accepts  the  present  Chambdo  challenge 
will  not  have  to  wait  to  work  up  a  practice.  His  prob¬ 
lem  will  be  to  work  up  to  the  practice  that  awaits  him 
now.  His  chief  joy  will  be  that  he  can  preach  and  prac¬ 
tice  at  the  same  time.  The  chance  for  the  doctor’s  wife 
through  a  Christian  home,  and  among  the  Tibetan 
women,  is  almost  unimaginable  because  no  Christian 
woman  has  ever  resided  in  Chambdo.  A  second  doctor 
and  wife  are  needed  for  pioneer  work  beyond  Chambdo. 


4 

Total  for  Tibet .  . . . 10 


Dr.  Shelton  Itinerating 


Clinic  and  Sermon 


Nomads’  Tent 


38 


PHILIPPINES 


(F.  C.  M.  S.) 
GENERAL  STATUS 


REA:  (3,141  islands  and  islets,  including  the  Sulu  group), ,  about 


144,400  square  miles;  slightly  less  than  Montana.  Two  largest 


islands  are  Luzon  (40,814  sq.  m.)  and  Mindanao  (36,906  sq.  m.). 

Population:  Latest  estimate,  9,000,000.  Capable,  with  yet  unde¬ 
veloped  resources,  of  supporting  50,000,000.  Ethnology:  The  Filipinos 
include  the  primitive  Negritos,  surviving  in  remote  parts  of  forest  and 
coastline;  the  early  Malays,  represented  by  savage  mountain  tribes; 
the  later  Malays,  now  dwelling  in  simple  civilization  on  the  littoral 
plains  (about  6,000,000),  and  constituting  the  basis  of  the  general  popu¬ 
lation;  the  Moros,  also  a  Malay  tribe,  from  Borneo;  the  “Mestizos,”  re¬ 
sulting  from  fusion  of  Chinese,  Japanese  and  European  (chiefly  Spanish) 
blood  with  that  of  the  Malays,  and  constituting  an  influential  fourth  of 
the  inhabitants.  History:  Discovered  by  Magellan,  1521;  occupied  and 
ruled  by  Spain  with  a  brief  interval  from  1562  to  1899,  when  they  were 
ceded  to  the  United  States  after  Admiral  Dewey’s  victory  in  Manila 
Bay  in  1898.  Remarkable  progress,  educational,  political,  agricultural 
and  industrial,  has  resulted  from  America’s  altruistic  tenure.  There  is 
a  strong  but  sane  movement  toward  complete  self-government,  which 
is  being  favored  and  guided  by  the  paramount  power.  Religions: 
Dominant  faith,  Roman  Catholic,  though  Rome  has  lost  much  of  her 
former  prestige;  even  cathedrals  are  falling  into  decay.  Number  of  Cath¬ 
olics  is  nominally  5,500,000.  In  Luzon  the  Independent  Catholic  Church 
has  1,300,000  members.  The  Moros  (300,000)  are  Mohammedans.  Of 
Animists,  including  the  aboriginal  Negritos  and  mountain  tribes,  there 
are  about  800,000.  Christian  Missions:  The  Roman  missions,  effected 
through  conquest  and  compulsory  catechetical  instruction,  resulted  in 
superimposing  Spanish  mediaeval  Catholicism  upon  primitive  peoples — 
a  superficial  culture  with  weak  moral  foundations.  Economic  abuses 
and  political  intrigue  extinguished  the  Church’s  spiritual  witness.  Prot¬ 
estant  missions  began  immediately  after  the  American  occupation,  and 
have  been  vigorously  prosecuted  with  encouraging  success.  Present 
Evangelical  Constituency:  Eight  Boards  and  2  Bible  Societies  support 
175  foreign  missionaries  and  nearly  1,500  native  workers.  Medical  mis¬ 
sionaries  conduct  14  hospitals  and  dispensaries.  There  are  7  mission 
publishing  houses.  The  Protestant  community,  exclusive  of  Americans 
and  Europeans  (1,100),  is  about  75,000.  There  are  over  500  organized 
congregations.  The  splendid  government  school  system,  developed  by 
the  United  States,  makes  it  unnecessary  for  missionaries  to  do  secular 
educational  work.  Many  of  the  500  American  and  12,000  Filipino  school 

teachers  are  Christians,  letting  their  light  shine.  Missions  have  train¬ 
ing  schools  for  evangelists,  hostels  for  residence  of  university,  college 
and  high  school  students,  and  Sunday  schools.  Outlook:  There  is  no 
more  fruitful  field  in  the  Far  East  than  the  Philippines.  With  a  vigorous 
united  policy,  adequately  staffed,  the  islands  give  strong  promise  of 
turning  in  great  mass  movements  to  Evangelical  Christianity.  The  ris¬ 
ing  native  Christian  leaders  will  be  a  large  factor  in  this  result,  which, 
however,  will  not  be  realized  without  vastly  increased  and  abler  co-opera¬ 
tion  on  the  part  of  the  churches  of  America. 


39 


Philippines 

t 

FIELD  AND  FORCES  OF  THE  DISCIPLES  OF  CHRIST 

The  northernmost  and  largest  of  the  principal  islands,  Luzon,  confines 
the  present  operations  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  We  have  three  central 
stations  in  two  distinct  fields.  These  stations  are:  (1)  Laoag,  on  the 
northwestern  coast,  ministering  through  eight  out-stations  to  a  region 
of  200,000  people.  (The  principal  out-station  is  Aparri,  where  native 
evangelists  and  teachers  are  maintained).  (2)  Vigan,  50  miles  south  of 
Laoag,  the  center  of  another  district  of  230,000,  in  which  work  is  con¬ 
ducted  at  fourteen  out-stations.  Both  Laoag  and  Vigan  are  situated 
among  the  Ilocano  people,  numbering  in  northwestern  Luzon  about  800,- 
000,  who  have  their  distinctive  language  and  tribal  characteristics.  (3) 
Our  third  center  is  Manila,  the  capital,  which  is  metropolis  for  our  mis¬ 
sion  as  well  as  others  working  among  another  people  with  different  lan¬ 
guage,  viz.,  the  Tagalogs.  Manila  has  300,000  inhabitants.  The  Taga- 
log  region  accessible  from  it  has  146,695,  among  whom  several  com¬ 
munions  are  at  work.  Our  Tagalog  out-stations  number  11.  Our  present 

staff  in  Luzon  is:  Foreign  missionaries,  22;  Filipino  workers,  52.  We 
have  2  Bible  colleges  and  5  other  schools,  with  227  pupils;  113  Sunday 
schools,  with  an  enrollment  of  7,687;  4  hospitals  and  dispensaries,  treat¬ 
ing  about  100,000  sick  each  year;  2  mission  presses  and  publishing 
houses;  83  organized  churches;  116  places  of  regular  meeting;  a  church 
membership  of  about  7,000. 


40 


Philippines 


NEW  MISSIONARIES  NEEDED 
Evangelists 


Man  and  Wife  for  Laoag  .  2 

Population,  30,000;  beautifully  situated  on  an  indenture 
of  the  northwest  coast.  Dependent  district,  200,000 
people.  No  other  Protestant  workers  in  Laoag,  a  great, 
open  and  responsive  field.  The  Ilocanos  are  described  as 
“quiet,  lovable,  industrious,  frugal  and  capable  of  lead¬ 
ership.  ”  An  evangelistic  family  urgently  needed  to  help 
develop  the  rising  Ilocano  churches,  and  to  spread  the 
Gospel  to  unevangelical  portions  of  northern  Luzon. 


9 


Physicians 

Man  and  Wife  for  Vigan  . 

An  old  Spanish  residence  has  been  turned  into  a  splen¬ 
did  hospital  in  this  town  of  20,000,  with  surrounding  dis¬ 
trict  of  230,000.  Situated  near  west  coast,  about  200 
miles  north  of  Manila.  Government  is  developing  medi¬ 
cal  education,  but  rural  districts  and  outlying  towns  are 
unprovided  for,  except  by  missionaries.  There  is  no 
government,  or  other  trained,  physician  between  Manila 
and  Vigan.  The  hospital  treated  23,000  patients  in  1918. 
Vigan  has  a  nurses’  training  school,  a  Bible  college 
for  Ilocano  pastors  and  evangelists,  a  Christian  dormi¬ 
tory  for  high  school  students,  and  a  strong  church.  A 
Christian  doctor  may  here  bring  the  healing  touch  of 
Christ  to  thousands.  The  people  bring  their  sick  from 
long  distances.  The  Gospel  is  preached  in  and  through 
the  hospital. 


Two  Philippine  Hospitals 

Man  and  Wife  for  Manila . 

Seat  of  the  Mary  Jane  Chiles  Hospital,  “the  pride  of  the 
community.”  In  1918  had  11,000  patients  and  dis¬ 
pensed  about  20,000  treatments.  Physician’s  prepara¬ 
tion  should  include  knowledge  of  tropical  medicine. 
From  a  professional  viewpoint,  it  is  a  rare  privilege  to 
practice  medicine  in  such  an  important  cosmopolitan 
city  as  Manila.  It  is  doubtful  whether  a  doctor’s  life 
would  count  for  more  anywhere  else  in  the  world  than 
in  this  Christian  hospital,  the  healing  refuge  of  mul¬ 
titudes. 


4 

Total  for  Philippines .  6 


41 


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Provinces  and  Stations  of  Disciples’  Missions 

42 


INDIA 


(F.  C.  M.  S.  and  €.  W.  B.  M.) 
GENERAL  STATUS 


REA:  Of  14  provinces  under  direct  British  rule,  1,093,074,  square 


miles;  of  675  native  or  feudatory  states  more  or  less  independent 


and  protected  by  the  paramount  power,  709,555  square  miles. 

Total  area  1,802,629  square  miles;  equal  to  the  whole  continent  of 
Europe,  less  European  Russia.  A  dependency  of  Engdand,  India  is  15 
times  as  large  as  the  British  Isles.  Population:  Over  315,000,000  in  1911, 
about  one-fifth  the  population  of  the  world — three  times  that  of  the 
United  States  in  a  territory  one-third  as  large.  Thirty  years  would  be 
required  to  review  India’s  people,  if  they  filed  past  a  point  at  20  per 
minute.  To  visit  her  700,000  villages,  one  each  day,  would  consume  1,918 
years.  Only  two  per  cent,  live  in  cities  of  over  100,000.  Racial  History: 
Definite  chronological  history  of  northern  India  begins  about  650  B.  C. 
Scholars  conclude  by  deductive  processes  that  the  Aryans  who  founded 
the  present  Indian  civilization  reached  the  Panjab  from  central  Asia 
sometime  between  2,000  and  1,500  B.  C.  The  Aryans  were  a  branch  of 
the  Indo-European  stock,  and  spoke  a  language  later  known  as  Sanskrit. 
In  its  literary  form  it  is  akin  to  the  languages  of  ancient  Greeks,  Romans, 
Celts,  Teutons  and  Slavs,  and  of  their  modern  descendants.  The  Dravid- 
ian  peoples  of  south  India,  the  Kolarians  of  the  central  hills  and  other 
tribes  (which  are  perhaps  aborigines  of  the  country)  differ  widely  in 
physical  characteristics  and  language  from  the  Aryans.  Scythic  and 
Mongolian  blood  has  also  left  its  mark.  Generally  speaking  India  is  a 
racial  amalgam  of  many  peoples  speaking  147  languages.  The  geograph¬ 
ical  limits  of  the  numerous  conquerors  and  dynasties  have  differed 
greatly.  Distinct  history  records  lines  of  Aryan  rulers  and  foreign  in¬ 
vaders  from  650  B.  C.  to  the  beginning  of  the  Mohammedan  ascendancy 
in  the  12th  century  A.  D.,  culminating  in  the  Mughal  Empire  (16th  to 
18th  century).  British  occupancy  was  secured  at  the  battle  of  Plassey 
(1757).  Religions:  Census  of  1911  reports  about  217,500,000  adherents  of 
Brahmanic  Hinduism,  67,000,000  Moslems,  11,000,000  Buddhists  (Burma), 
10,000,000  Animists,  3,000,000  Sikhs,  1,250,000  Jains,  100,000  Parsis,  245,- 
000  *Arya  Samaj,  5,000  *Brahmo  Samaj,  in  addition  to  adherents  of 
minor  cults,  and  other  non-indigenous  faiths  besides  Parsiism.  “Re¬ 
ligion  is  the  framework  and  warp  of  Indian  life.”  Society  is  ruled  by  it, 
but  is  split  up  into  about  3,000  castes.  Christian  Missions:  There  is 
some,  though  slight,  evidence  that  Christian  messengers  reached  the 
northern  Panjab,  and  south  India  in  the  first  century.  Tradition  which 
cannot  be  confirmed  for  either  region  names  the  Apostle  Thomas  as  the 
first  bringer  of  the  Gospel.  The  Syrian  Christians  of  Malabar  in  Madras 
show  his  tomb  and  claim  him  as  their  founder.  That  Nestorian  mission¬ 
aries,  supported  by  the  patriarchs  of  Bagdad  and  Antioch,  were  in  the 
south  as  early  as  the  6th  century  seems  well  attested.  Their  impress 
survives  in  the  groups  of  Syrian  Christians  in  Travancore  and  Malabar, 
still  using  Syriac  liturgies.  Roman  missions,  beginning  with  Xavier’s 
landing  at  Goa,  in  1542,  have  been  continuous.  The  first  Protestant  mis¬ 
sion  was  established  by  the  Danish  Lutherans  in  Tranquebar  in  1706. 
The  initiator  of  the  modern  movement,  which  has  subsequently  enlisted 
many  communions,  was  William  Carey,  whose  pioneer  labors  extended 
from  1792  to  1833. 

*  Sects  of  reformed  Hinduism. 


4S 


India 


Present  Christian  Constituency:  In  1912  no  less  than  136  evangelical 
societies  (117  foreign,  19  indigenous)  were  conducting  mission  work  in 
India,  supporting  5,200  foreign  missionaries  and  nearly  37,000  Indian 
workers.  In  1916  there  were  5,465  missionaries  and  nearly  40,000  native 
assistants;  13,600  Sunday  schools  with  nearly  500,000  enrolled;  15,000 
educational  institutions  of  all  grades  with  600,000  under  instruction; 
560  dispensaries  and  hospitals,  giving  nearly  4,000,000  treatments  to 
over  1,500,000  patients  annually.  There  were  7,480  organized  churches, 
6,026  other  preaching  places  and  a  total  evangelical  constituency  of 
1,636,731*.  The  non-Roman  Syrians  numbered  315,612  and  the  Roman 
Catholics  1,904,006.  This  makes  a  total  Christian  constituency  of  almost 
4,000,000.  Allowing  to  the  evangelical  community  since  1911  the  same 
gradual  increase  it  had  in  the  decade  preceding  1911,  or  about  100,000  a 
year,  the  number  of  evangelical  Christians  must  be  nearly  2,500,000. 
The  accelerated  ingatherings  of  the  last  few  years,  notwithstanding  the 
War,  lend  high  probability  to  the  estimate  of  nearly  5,000,000  as  the 
present  number  connected  with  all  communions,  Protestant,  Syrian,  and 
Catholic. f  Opportunity  and  Outlook:  Mass  movements  in  which  thou¬ 
sands  of  people  in  large  groups  seek  entrance  to  the  churches,  make  India 
the  world’s  ripest  field  for  evangelism.  Last  year  more  than  125,000 
were  refused  admittance  because  of  the  inadequate  number  of  Christian 
teachers  to  instruct  them.  India  is  electric  with  reforms.  The  War  has 
quickened  her  rising  sense  of  unity  and  nationhood.  The  Church  is 
challenged  to  undergird  with  solid  Christian  foundations  the  new  era 
which  has  dawned  on  the  political  horizon,  since  Britain’s  provision  for 
her  empire-colony  of  fuller  responsibilities  in  self-government.  The 
intellectual  renaissance  working  like  a  mighty  ferment  all  over  the  land 
calls  for  the  wisest  Christian  educational  balance  and  leadership. 

*  Census  of  1911.  f  Indian  Year  Book  (Bombay,  1919),  p.  539;  cf.  Patton, 
World  Facts,  p.  46. 


The  Walls  of  Agra 

44 


India 


FIELD  AND  FORCES  OF  THE  DISCIPLES  OF  CHRIST 

Aside  from  some  work  carried  on  by  the  British  and  Australian 
churches,  the  missions  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ  are  confined  to  (1)  the 
Central  Provinces  (situated  almost  in  the  middle  of  the  country);  and  (2) 
the  United  Provinces  (north  of  Central  Provinces  to  which  they  are  joined 
by  a  narrow  loop  dividing  the  native  states  of  Central  India).  The  com¬ 
bined  area  (243,337  square  miles)  equals  that  of  Ohio,  Indiana,  Illinois, 
Michigan  and  Wisconsin.  The  population  aggregates  65,000,000,  about  3% 


John  N.  Bierma,  Rath,  U.  P. 

(Drake  University,  1913;  College  of  Missions,  1915) 

times  that  of  the  states  just  named.  The  total  Christian  community  is 
approximately  240,000,  of  whom  200,000  are  in  United  Provinces  and 
40,000  in  Central  Provinces.  Only  the  following  portions  of  this  densely 
populated  expanse,  in  which  about  20  societies  of  other  communions  are 
at  work,  are  assigned  to  the  Disciples,  viz:  of  United  Provinces,  parts  of 
the  southwest  Districts  of  Hamirpur  and  Jhansi;  of  Central  Provinces, 
sections  of  east,  west  and  north,  in  respectively  the  Chhattisgarh,  Narbada 
and  Jabalpur  (Jubbulpore)  Divisions.  Within  the  Disciples’  territory 

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are  2,500,000  people.  There  are  as  many  and  more  in  adjacent  native 
states,  where  mission  work  is  not  yet  permitted,  but  whose  doors  will 
soon  be  open  into  regions  for  which  the  Disciples  will  normally  be 
responsible. 

The  Indian  field  is  jointly  occupied  by  the  Foreign  Christian  Mission¬ 
ary  Society  and  the  Christian  Woman’s  Board  of  Missions.  Statistics 
are  as  follows:  Main  stations,  13;  out-stations,  23;  churches,  20  (5  self- 
supporting);  church  members,  1,845;  contributions  last  year,  $2,698;  Sun- 


T.  Newton  Hill,  Bina,  C.  P. 

(.University  of  Kansas,  1911;  Butler  College,  1917;  College  of  Missions,  1918) 


day  schools,  92,  with  average  attendance  of  4,638;  a  Bible  college  with 
20  students;  a  high  school  with  120  students;  a  normal  school  with  50 
students;  8  middle  schools  with  350  students;  35  primary  schools  with 
2,388  pupils;  5  hospitals  and  12  dispensaries  treating  (1918)  1,200  in¬ 
patients  and  40,000  visiting  patients,  and  administering  108,000  treat¬ 
ments.  There  is  a  staff  of  351  Indian  workers,  and  66  foreign  mission¬ 
aries.  Of  the  latter  there  are  this  year  (1919)  two  fewer  than  last  year. 
Every  station  calls  loudly  for  reinforcements. 

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NEW  MISSIONARIES  NEEDED 
Evangelists 

Man  and  Wife  for  Jhansi . 2 

C.  W.  B.  M. — Chief  town  and  government  seat  of  dis¬ 
trict  of  Jhansi  in  United  Provinces,  140  miles  south¬ 
west  of  Cawnpore.  Residence  of  Chief  Commissioner. 
Important  railway  center,  with  extensive  shops  of  the 
Great  Indian  Peninsula  system.  Historically  famous  for 
its  part  in  Indian  Mutiny  of  1857,  when  its  Mohamme¬ 
dan  queen,  Lakshmi  Bai,  betrayed  and  massacred  the 
British.  An  English  garrison  occupies  the  large  fort 
within  the  town.  Population,  30,000  with  district  of 
500  square  miles  and  75,000  people  for  whose  evangel¬ 
ization  the  Disciples  of  Christ  are  wholly  accountable. 
Unsurpassed  opportunity  for  well-equipped  young  man 
and  woman. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Maudha . 2 

C.  W.  B.  M. — In  eastern  part  of  Hamirpur  District, 

United  Provinces,  20  miles  from  the  Jumna  River.  The 
village  has  a  population  of  only  7,000,  but  is  the  heart 
of  a  dense  area  of  183,000  people,  chiefly  Mohammed¬ 
ans.  Disciples  have  here  one  of  the  best  fields  in  India 
for  work  among  Moslems.  The  language  is  Urdu.  New 
railway  running  through  the  village  has  created  eco¬ 
nomic  problems  and  enlarged  missionary  opportunity 
for  social  work.  But  the  chief  challenge  is  that  of 
Islam.  Who  will  accept  it? 

Single  Woman  for  Rath . 1 

C.  W.  B.  M. — In  Hamirpur  District,  United  Provinces, 

27  miles  north  of  Kulpahar,  the  nearest  railway  sta¬ 
tion,  and  about  60  miles  east  of  Jhansi.  Population 
11,000,  with  accessible  population  of  125,000  in  depend¬ 
ent  region  of  574  square  miles.  Hindus  and  Moham¬ 
medans,  about  equal  numerically,  live  in  villages,  300 
of  which  can  be  reached  on  good  roads.  Government 
maintains  a  hospital.  Exceptionally  inviting  field  for 
young  woman  evangelist,  since  the  native  women  in 
this  region  do  not  observe  purdh  (seclusion).  They 
have  drawn  aside  the  curtain  and  are  looking  toward 
the  light. 

Single  Woman  for  Pendra  Road . 1 

C.  W.  B.  M. — In  Central  Provinces,  northern  part  of 
Bilaspur  District  10  miles  from  the  border  of  the 
Baghelkhand  Agency  of  the  Natives  States  of  Central 
India.  On  Bengal-Nagpur  railway,  50  miles  north  of 
Bilaspur  town.  It  is  near  the  shrine  of  Amarkantak, 
where  the  Narbada  River,  held  sacred  next  to  the 
Ganges,  takes  its  rise.  Pendra  has  10,000  people.  It 
nestles  in  a  valley,  in  the  midst  of  a  jungle,  a  veritable 
“deep-tangled  wild-wood,”  infested  with  wild  beasts, 
and  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  stations  in  the  country. 

Here  is  located  our  Tuberculosis  Sanitorium,  the  only 
refuge  of  the  kind  for  millions  in  central  India.  It  is 
built  on  a  40-acre  plot  of  forest  whose  quiet  and  beauty 
are  large  factors  in  the  cures  effected.  There  are  now 
three  resident  missionaries,  who  call  for  a  single  lady 
to  help  teach  the  Gospel  to  hundreds  of  women  now 
sitting  in  darkness. 


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Raja’s  Palace  near  Mahoba 


Single  Woman  for  Mahoba . 1 

C.  W.  B.  M. — In  southwestern  part  of  Hamirpur  Dis¬ 
trict,  United  Provinces,  5  miles  from  the  border  of  Bun- 
delkhand;  a  town  of  rich  historic  romance,  mystical 
atmosphere  and  scenic  attraction;  perhaps  the  best 
known  of  the  India  stations  of  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  Near 
the  bungalows  is  the  famous  suttee-altar,  where  five 
wives  of  an  ancient  king  burned  themselves  to  death, 
that  they  might  follow  their  lord  to  the  spirit  land. 

Long  shaded  lanes  and  graceful  Hindu  temples,  casting 
their  shadows  in  the  crystal  lakes,  have  an  unforget¬ 
table  spell  for  the  visitor.  Mahoba  is  a  stronghold  of 
the  Arya  Samaj,  an  ecclectic  reform  movement  of  mod¬ 
ern  Hinduism,  begun  in  1875.  It  is  the  seat  of  the  Iowa 
Hospital,  the  Boys’  School  and  the  Girls’  Orphanage, 
founded  by  the  C.  W.  B.  M.  Population  11,000,  with 
a  dependent  parish  of  202,000,  looking  to  the  Disciples 
for  the  Gospel.  The  native  Christians  have  erected  and 
paid  for  a  beautiful  church  and  support  a  native  evan¬ 
gelist  at  their  own  out-station.  This  big  parish  of  330 
square  miles  is  too  large  for  the  present  staff  of  four. 

They  call  now  for  a  young  woman  to  help. 


Man  and  Wife  for  Bilaspur . . . 2 

Single  Woman  for  Bilaspur . 1 


F.  C.  M.  S.  and  C.  W.  B.  M. — Government  center  of 
the  District  of  Bilaspur,  which  is  the  northern  portion 
of  the  Chhattisgarh  Division  of  Central  Provinces. 
Juncture  of  important  railways  leading  east  and  west 
to  Calcutta  and  Bombay,  and  northwest  to  Allahabad, 
Delhi  and  the  Afghan  frontier.  Population  20,000,  with 
district  of  300,000  in  980  villages — the  exclusive  parish 
of  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  Bilaspur  was  opened  in  1883 
by  missionaries  of  the  two  Boards,  and  is  still  a  joint 
station.  Medical  and  orphanage  work  conducted  by 
C.  W.  B.  M.;  evangelistic  work  by  F.  C.  M.  S.  Church 
building  erected  during  famine,  the  finest  in  the  mis¬ 
sion.  There  are  422  members  supporting  their  pastor 
and  conducting  19  Sunday  schools  with  attendance 
of  1,000.  Last  year  (1918)  there  were  130  baptisms. 
One  of  the  most  fruitful  evangelistic  fields.  Eight 
native  evangelists  await  the  leadership  of  capable 
young  men  and  women  from  the  West. 

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Man  and  Wife  for  Harda . 2 

Single  Woman  for  Harda . 1 


F.  C.  M.  S. — In  Narbada  Division,  western  part  of  Cen¬ 
tral  Provinces,  12  miles  from  the  edge  of  Indore,  a 
native  state.  Population  18,000,  in  a  district  of  132,000. 

Area  of  1,140  square  miles  with  499  villages — all  open 
to  the  Christian  approach.  The  oldest  station  of  the 
Disciples  in  India.  Work  begun  in  1882  has  been 
largely  educational  and  medical  on  account  of  dire 
need  in  these  directions.  There  has  been  constant  Chris¬ 
tian  teaching,  but  paucity  of  missionaries  has  lament¬ 
ably  limited  direct  evangelistic  activities.  There  are 
two  churches,  one  English  and  one  native,  the  latter 
being  the  first  in  our  mission  to  arrive  at  self-support. 

There  are  two  out-stations.  People  of  Harda  are  mostly 
high  caste,  all  proud  and  many  well  educated.  Perhaps 
the  most  difficult  of  Disciples’  stations.  Yet  opportu¬ 
nity  to  present  and  interpret  Christ  is  vast.  The  evan¬ 
gelist  must  be  specially  well  prepared,  trained  in  philo¬ 
sophic  thought  and  intellectually  grounded  in  personal 
faith  and  experience.  A  field  for  the  highest  type  of 
evangelistic  effort. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Hatta . . 2 

F.  C.  M.  S. — In  Damoh  District,  Jubbulpore  Division, 
in  extreme  northern  loop  of  Central  Provinces.  North¬ 
east  of  Damoh  town,  24  miles.  Population  10,000,  with 
120,000  accessible  in  compact  area.  A  good  base  for  work 
in  native  state  of  Panna  to  the  north  of  it.  For  lack  of 
missionaries  the  fine  bungalow  home  has  been  closed 
for  eight  years.  This  parish  of  1,020  square  miles,  in¬ 
cluding  rich  farming  country  with  good  roads,  and 
forest  plentifully  supplying  wild  game  and  deer  for 
food,  again  calls  for  laborers. 

Single  Woman  for  Damoh . . . 1 

F.  C.  M.  S. — Capital  of  District  of  same  name  in  north¬ 
ern  section  of  Central  Provinces,  60  miles  northeast  of 
Jubbulpore.  Population,  17,000.  The  district  has  333,- 
000  dependent  upon  Disciples  of  Christ  for  the  Christian 
message  and  Christian  institutions.  Scene  of  the  con¬ 
structive  pioneer  work  in  famine  relief  and  conserva¬ 
tion  of  orphans  conducted  by  Professor  McGavran  and 
others  in  earlier  days.  Industrial  and  medical  depart¬ 
ments  subsequently  developed  have  constantly  over¬ 
taxed  the  staff.  There  is  now  a  wide-open  door  to  take 
the  Gospel  to  high-caste  women,  who  are  urgently  in-  — 

viting  lady  missionaries  to  their  homes. 


Damoh 

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50 


Group  of  Indian  Christians  and  Missionaries 
The  Church  at  Harda 


India 


D.  O.  Cunningham  and  High  School  Staff  at  Harda 


Educationalists 

Single  Woman  for  Bilaspur . . . 1 

C.  W.  B.  M. — For  staff  of  the  Burgess  Memorial  Girls’ 

School,  combining  features  of  an  American  high  school 
and  normal  school,  with  plans  for  development  into  a 
college  of  first  rank.  Present  attendance  225;  enlarge¬ 
ment  of  buildings,  now  in  progress,  will  accommodate 
500.  Record  made  in  government  examinations  by  stu¬ 
dents  of  the  normal  department  has  attracted  wide 
attention.  Brahman  parents  are  asking  admittance  for 
their  daughters,  an  event  which  missionaries  hardly 
expected  to  see  for  another  25  years.  This  school, 
whose  patronage  is  rapidly  growing,  will  require  an 
increasing  staff  of  specialist  teachers.  A  golden  chance 
to  develop  women  leaders  for  the  new  India,  and  for 
the  Kingdom  of  God.  Teachers  have  access  to  the 
homes  of  the  girls  where  they  can  influence  the  mothers. 

Besides  the  Burgess  School,  the  mission  conducts  in  the 
center  of  the  town  a  primary  girls’  school,  with  attend¬ 
ance  of  125.  Three  more  American  teachers  are  needed: 
one  is  urgently  asked  for  now. 

Single  Woman  for  Bina . . 1 

C.  W.  B.  M. — In  the  extreme  northwest  of  Central 
Provinces;  a  juncture  of  railways  meeting  from  four 
directions;  residence  of  many  Europeans  and  Anglo- 
Indians.  Population  16,000,  and  attendant  region  of 
2,000  square  miles  with  150,000  inhabitants.  About  500 
villages  are  close  to  the  town.  The  mission  has  two 
prosperous  schools,  one  for  boys  and  the  other  for  girls, 
with  a  combined  attendance  of  175.  The  homes  of  the 
pupils  have  been  thrown  open  to  the  missionaries.  The 
young  woman  is  needed  for  the  girls’  school. 


Man  and  Wife  for  Harda . 2 

Single  Woman  for  Harda . . 1 


F.  C.  M.  S. — The  mission  has  here  an  extensive  educa¬ 
tional  work,  in  both  English  and  vernacular.  Situated 
on  the  main  line  of  the  great  Indian  Peninsula  Rail¬ 
way,  Harda  has  large  shops  and  a  considerable  Anglo- 

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Indian  community.  For  the  latter  an  English  high 
school  and  an  English  middle  school  have  been  estab¬ 
lished.  Besides  these  there  are  a  primary  school  for 
Brahman  boys,  with  an  attendance  of  200,  and  a  corre¬ 
sponding  school  for  girls,  enrolling  125.  Separate  pri¬ 
maries  are  maintained  for  low  caste  children,  and  one 
also  for  the  children  of  the  railway  employes.  The 
Harda  system,  ministering  to  all  classes  of  the  commu¬ 
nity,  is  among  the  best  in  India.  The  staff  must  be 
enlarged  by  three  additional  teachers. 

Single  Woman  for  Damoh . 1 

The  Boys’  Orphanage  and  Boarding  School  enrolls  200 
students;  besides  this  there  are  two  splendid  girls’ 
schools  now  to  be  united  in  a  large  new  building,  on 
one  of  the  fairest  sites  of  this  town  of  17,000  people. 

From  a  wide  surrounding  district  enclosing  over  1,000 
villages,  the  people  are  asking  that  other  schools  be 
opened  for  their  children.  The  coming  of  another  Amer¬ 
ican  teacher  will  make  possible  some  response  to  this 
appeal. 


Physicians 

Man  and  Wife  for  Bina . . 2 

C.  W.  B.  M. — Up  to  the  present  a  large  dispensary  has 
been  maintained  at  this  place.  Government  has  been 
urging  the  mission  to  enlarge  it  into  a  hospital.  The  mis¬ 
sion  has  been  unable  to  secure  a  sufficient  number  of 
doctors  to  locate  one  here,  notwithstanding  its  appeals 
for  several  years.  The  urgency  was  never  so  strong  as 
at  present.  For  the  large  Christian  community  and  mis¬ 
sionary  staff  in  themselves,  a  resident  physician  is  indis¬ 
pensable,  to  say  nothing  of  the  impetus  that  the  hospital 
would  give  to  opening  the  hearts  of  the  non-Christian 
community. 

Single  Woman  for  Bilaspur . . . 1 

C.  W.  B.  M. — The  consummation  of  present  plans  will 
make  the  Bilaspur  hospital  the  largest  medical  plant  in 
central  India.  This  hospital  has  exercised  a  far-reach¬ 
ing  influence  through  its  ministry  to  government  and 
railway  officials  and  employes,  and  to  Indians  in  gen¬ 
eral.  Growing  need  and  patronage  have  made  the  pres¬ 
ent  facilities  insufficient.  Then  there  is  a  Christian 


Scene  from  Mission  Hospital 

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community  of  nearly  600  needing  the  care  of  the  hos¬ 
pital.  The  Burgess  Memorial  Girls’  School,  with  ex¬ 
pected  attendance  of  500,  will  make  further  demands. 

Three  neighboring  missions  will  continue  to  send  pati¬ 
ents,  since  they  have  no  hospital  of  their  own.  The  need 
of  enlargement  is  so  apparent,  that  rich  Indians  have 
volunteered  a  large  donation.  Considerable  increase  of 
medical  staff  will  be  necessary  .  The  first  call  is  for  a 
single  woman  physician. 

Single  Woman  for  Kulpahar . 1 

C.  W.  B.  M. — In  Centra]  Provinces,  Hamirpur  District, 
on  railway  between  Mahoba  and  Jhansi.  Here  is  the 
mission  home  sheltering  125  women  and  50  babies,  with 
their  special  need  of  medical  care.  Kulpahar  must  have 
a  resident  doctor  to  superintend  the  health  of  the  Chris¬ 
tian  community,  and  through  a  dispensary  expedite 
evangelistic  work. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Mungeli . 2 

F.  C.  M.  S. — In  east  of  Central  Provinces,  31  miles  west 
of  Bilaspur,  the  nearesl  railway  station.  Population, 

14,000,  in  a  district  of  250,000  with  an  area  of  1,453 
square  miles  containing  960  villages,  among  them  a  new 
Christian  village  called  Fosterkapa,  after  a  good  Chris¬ 
tian  man  in  Missouri  who  has  made  it  possible.  Mungeli 
has  strong  church  of  500  members  and  7  out-stations. 

Its  hospital  trea'ts  more  village  people  than  any  other  in 
the  Disciples’  mission.  It  has  one  doctor  and  a  small 
staff  of  native  assistants.  In  connection  with  the  hos¬ 
pital  are  2  leper  asylums  with  100  inmates.  The  Mun¬ 
geli  medical  work  is  remarkable  for  its  evangelistic 
fervor  and  fruitfulness.  Another  doctor  is  indispens¬ 
able. 

Single  Woman  for  Damoh . 1 

F.  C.  M.  S. — There  are  2  mission  hospitals  in  Damoh, 
one  connected  with  the  boys’  orphanage,  the  other  lo¬ 
cated  near  the  heart  of  the  town.  There  has  never  been 
more  than  one  physician  to  serve  both  hospitals.  When 
she  returns  on  furlough,  the  hospitals  are  closed  for  a 
year.  The  present  physician  is  Dr.  Mary  McGavran.  She 
must  not  be  kept  longer  without  an  associate.  There  is 
a  hospital  to  spare,  many  thousands  needing  treatment. 

Who  will  be  the  physician  ? 


Nurses 

Two  Single  Women  for  Bilaspur . 2 

C.  W.  B.  M. — The  opportunity  of  the  Christian  nurse, 
according  to  Dr.  John  Wanless,  is  not  excelled  by  that 
of  any  other  type  of  missionary  in  India  today.  Mission 
hospitals  have  come  to  the  point  where  more  and  more 
they  demand  the  professional  service  which  only  a 
trained  nurse  can  give.  The  proposed  enlarged  hospital 
at  Bilaspur  calls  for  2  of  the  best  trained  women  that 
America  can  produce.  Their  opportunity  at  Bilaspur 
will  more  than  match  their  training. 

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Single  Woman  for  Kulpahar . 1 

C.  W.  B.  M. — Needed  to  assist  in  the  large  women’s  and 
babies’  home  and  in  the  Christian  community.  Also  to 
take  part  in  dispensary  work  with  a  first  class  woman 
physician,  who,  it  is  hoped,  can  be  secured.  The  nurse 
need  not  wait  for  the  physician. 


Printers 


3 


Man  and  Wife  for  Jubbulpore . 

F.  C.  M.  S. — Capital  of  the  Jubbulpore  Division,  in 
northern  part  of  Central  Provinces.  Important  political 
and  educational  center.  Seat  of  the  Christian  Bible  Col¬ 
lege.  Here  is  located  also  the  mission  press,  which  pub¬ 
lishes  among  other  literature,  a  Hindi  paper,  the  Chris¬ 
tian  Sahayak,  the  most  widely  read  paper  of  its  type  in 
central  India.  It  circulates  among  many  missions  be¬ 
sides  our  own.  The  press  issues  evangelical  literature 
of  all  kinds.  An  experienced  printer  and  writer  is 
wanted  to  take  charge  of  it.  His  wife,  if  gifted  in  a 
literary  way,  could  lend  valuable  assistance.  There  is  a 
great  future  in  India  for  the  ministry  of  the  printed 
page. 


Agriculturists 

Man  and  Wife  for  Damoh . 

F.  C.  M.  S. — An  agricultural  expert  needed  by  the  mis¬ 
sion  farm  of  400  acres,  connected  with  the  Boarding 
School  of  200  boys.  Instruction  in  scientific  farming  is 
part  of  their  education.  The  success  of  this  farm  has 
been  amazing.  Indians,  hearing  of  the  quantity  and 
quality  of  rice  grown  per  acre,  have  come  on  the  backs 
of  camels  and  elephants  scores  of  miles  to  inspect  the 
white  man’s  methods.  The  Gospel  of  Christ  must  touch 
and  solve  the  outstanding  economic  problem  of  India, 
how  to  make  the  land  produce  food  enough  for  its  half 
starved  millions.  The  wife  of  the  agriculturalist  would 
have  opportunity  to  assist  in  the  girls’  school. 


2 

2 


2 

Total  for  India . 36 


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Sacred  Benares 


Typical  Village  Street 


Lower  Map  Shows  Stations  in  Disciples’  Section  of  Congo 


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BELGIAN  CONGO  (AFRICA) 


(F.  C.  M.  S.  and  C.  W.  B.  M.) 
GENERAL  STATUS 


REA:  909,654  square  miles.  The  largest  political  division  of  the 


African  continent,  except  the  Anglo-Egyptian  Sudan.  Consider- 


■*“  ably  more  extensive  than  Texas  plus  Alaska,  it  touches  the  South 
Atlantic  Ocean  at  the  mouth  of  the  Congo  River,  but  is  essentially  an 
inland  territory,  the  very  heart  of  the  continent.  It  is  bounded  on  the 
north  by  French  Congo,  the  Ubangi-Shari  Country  (southern  fringe  of 
the  French  Sudan),  and  the  Anglo-Egyptian  Sudan;  on  the  east  by 
British  East  Africa  and  former  German  East  Africa;  on  the  south  by 
Rhodesia  and  Angola;  and  on  the  west  by  Angola,  French  Congo,  and  the 
South  Atlantic  Ocean.  Population:  Estimated  by  Sir  Harry  Johnston 
at  15,500,000,  but  by  Belgian  Government  at  12,000,000.  Ethnology:  The 
Congolese  belong  to  the  Bantu  linguistic  group — which  includes  the  vast 
complexity  of  native  peoples  inhabiting  the  continent  from  the  4th  degree 
north  latitude  to  the  extreme  south.  The  Bantus  include  many  tribes  of 
different  racial  origin,  but  all  speaking  dialects  of  a  common  stock 
language.  In  most  of  the  tribes  the  Negro  element  is  predominant,  but 
not  absolute  as  in  the  pure  Negroes  of  the  Sudan.  The  Congo  forest  also 
shelters  tribes  of  brown-skinned  Pygmies,  akin  to  the  yellow  Bushmen 
of  the  Kalahari  Desert.  Each  Bantu  tribe,  or  confederation  of  tribes, 
speaks  its  own  Bantu  dialect.  Swahili  or  Kiswahili  (literally,  “coast 
language”)  is  the  lingua i  franca  widely  spoken  by  those  who  have  been 
under  Arab  influence.  Bangala  is  a  commercial  language  of  the  Upper 
Congo.  History:  In  1876-7  Stanley  crossed  the  country  exploring  the 
course  of  the  Congo  River.  The  region  within  its  basin  was  constituted 
the  Congo  Free  State  by  the  Berlin  International  Congress  in  1885,  and 
placed  under  the  sovereignty  of  Leopold  II,  King  of  Belgium.  In  1907 
it  fully  became  a  Belgian  possession.  In  1912  it  was  divided  into  22 
administrative  districts.  At  182  posts,  2,250  officials  direct  the  processes 
of  government.  Railways,  post-offices,  telegraph  lines,  steamer  service, 
banks  and  other  conveniences  of  civilization  have  been  installed  alcng  a 
few  sections  of  the  great  river.  Christian  Missions:  Jesuit  missions  in 
the  16th  century  gathered  a  large  community  in  the  territory  about  the 
mouth  of  the  Congo,  chiefly  in  Angola,  or  Portuguese  Congo.  The  com¬ 
munity  entirely  relapsed  into  paganism,  no  trace  of  its  descendants  being 
found  at  the  beginning  of  the  18' h  century.  Protestant  missions  began 
in  the  wake  of  Stanley’s  journey.  British  societies  were  the  pioneers. 
The  Livingstone  Inland  Mission  entered  in  1878,  the  English  Baptists  in 
1879.  Then  followed  the  English  Plymouth  Brethren  (1881);  the  Swedish 
Missionary  Society  (1882);  the  American  Baptist  Missionary  Union 
which  took  over  the  work  of  the  Livingstone  Inland  Mision  (1885);  the 
(American)  Christian  and  Missionary  Alliance  (1887);  the  Regions  Be¬ 
yond  Missionary  Union  (1889);  the  Presbyterian  Church,  South  (1891); 
the  Foreign  Christian  Misionary  Society  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ 
(1896);  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  South  (1914),  and  North 
(1915);  and  others.  In  quick  succession  after  1879,  several  orders  of  the 
Roman  Catholics  began  work,  e.  g.,  especially  the  Peres  Blancs  (White 
Fathers),  Jesuits,  Trappists,  and  Priests  of  the  Holy  Heart.  Present 


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Christian  Constituency:  Evangelical  missions  have  won  from  paganism  a 
community  of  about  60, 000. f  Work  is  conducted  from  more  than  600  sta¬ 
tions  and  out-stations  by  about  221  foreign  missionaries  and  over  1,500 
native  workers.  More  than  20,000  children  are  in  600  Christian  schools. 
Roman  Catholics  have  350  missionaries  (frairs  and  nuns),  and  a  com¬ 
munity  doubtfully  estimated  at  70,000.  Problems  and  Outlook:  The 
whole  problem  here  is  the  task  of  building  Christian  civilization  from 
the  ground  up.  Again  the  Congo  calls  for  blazers  of  light-trails  through 
the  dark  jungle,  to  stem  the  Mohammedan  advance  from  the  north  and 
east,  and  to  carry  the  blessings  of  Christianity  to  millions  who  have 
never  yet  heard  the  good  news  of  Christ. 


FIELD  AND  FORCES  OF  THE  DISCIPLES  OF  CHRIST 

The  portion  of  the  Congo  for  the  evangelization  of  which  the  Dis¬ 
ciples  of  Christ  are  responsible  is  approximately  indicated  as  follows: 
Latitute  between  the  3rd  degree  north  and  the  3rd  degree  south  of  the 
Equator;  longitude,  between  the  18th  and  24th  east  of  Greenwich.  South 
of  the  northern  bend  of  the  River  Congo  it  is  the  country  drained  by 
the  Congo’s  largest  southern  tributary,  the  Ruki,  with  its  numerous 
affluents;  north  of  the  Congo  it  lies  along  the  Ubangi  River.  Politically 
the  Disciples’  territory  includes  most  of  the  District  of  the  Equator,  a 
portion  of  the  District  of  Lake  Leopold  II,  to  the  south,  a  portion  of  the 
District  of  Sankuru  (west  of  Lake  Leopold),  and  the  southern  part  of 
the  Ubangi  District.  The  population  of  the  District  of  the  Equator  alone 
is  estimated  at  about  760,000,  and  of  the  entire  field,  as  above  delimited, 
about  1,000,000.  The  prevailing  language  is  Lonkundo,  with  slight  dia¬ 
lectical  variations.  North  of  our  mission,  principally  in  the  District  of 
Lulonga,  is  the  field  of  the  Congo  Balolo  Mission;  south  of  it  the  territory 
of  the  American  Baptist  and  Methodist  Societies.  In  1916  two  com¬ 
missions  of  our  Congo  missionaries  travelled  3,035  miles  exploring  new 
territory,  adjacent  to  that  of  our  established  stations.  They  visited  some 
tribes  never  before  seen  by  a  missionary.  Out  of  this  survey  arose  the 
demand  for  new  stations  among  the  unreached  pagans  of  the  Ubangi, 
and  the  eastern  reaches  of  the  Equator  District.  In  1916,  also,  the 
Christian  Woman’s  Board  of  Missions  withdrew  from  Liberia  and  under¬ 
took,  with  the  Foreign  Society,  joint  responsibility  for  the  Congo  field. 
The  Churches  of  Christ  have  four  central  stations,  a  steamer,  (virtually 
a  traveling  station),  220  outposts,  355  places  of  regular  preaching,  8 
organized  churches,  65  church  buildings,  65  Sunday  schools  enrolling 
2,843  pupils,  47  Endeavor  societies  with  2,623  members,  a  Bible  College, 
121  day  schools,  2  boarding  day  schools,  3,424  pupils  under  instruction, 
5  hospitals  and  dispensaries  treating  about  20,000  patients  annually,  a 
total  church  membership  of  over  5,000.  The  work  is  carried  on  by  a 
small  staff  of  29  missionaries,  and  382  native  assistants.*  For  a  5-year 
program  of  expansion  the  mission  has  asked  for  67  additional  mission¬ 
aries.  The  present  appeal  includes  only  those  immediately  required  to 
meet  most  urgent  demands. 


*  Statistics  of  1918.  f  Church  members,  35  000;  inquirers,  25,000. 


W.  H.  Edwards  .Dr.  W.  A.  Frymire 

Capt.  S.  S.  Oregon  Lotumbe 


Mrs.  Frymire 


Dr.  L.  F.  Jaggard 
Monieka 


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NEW  MISSIONARIES  NEEDED 
Evangelists 

Man  and  Wife  for  Bolenge . 

Our  first  and  oldest  station  in  the  Congo.  “Palm-em¬ 
bowered  Bolenge”  is  situated  on  the  south  bank  of  the 
River  Congo,  960  miles  from  the  Atlantic  coast.  Almost 
directly  on  the  Equator  and  near  Coquilhatville,  capital 
of  the  District  of  the  Equator.  Stanley  spoke  of  the 
degradation  of  the  Equatorial  tribes.  Not  a  single  Chris¬ 
tian  was  at  Bolenge  when  the  great  explorer  passed  with 
his  caravans  43  years  ago.  Now  it  is  one  of  the  leading 
Christian  centers  of  Africa.  Our  church  here  has  over 
2,000  members,  and  the  largest  Endeavor  society  in  the 
world.  About  8  years  ago  King  Albert  of  Belgium, 
visiting  Bolenge,  said  our  work  at  that  station  was  the 
finest  he  had  seen  in  the  colony.  An  additional  foreign 
missionary  and  wife  are  needed  to  assist  in  evangelizing 
the  large  district  dependent  on  Bolenge.  He  would  help 
to  oversee  the  200  or  more  native  evangelists  who  carry 
the  Gospel  over  many  trails  through  the  forest  to 
villages  as  distant  as  125  miles  to  the  southwest;  and 
across  the  river  northwest  up  the  Ubangi  200  miles. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Lotumbe . 

Located  150  miles  southeast  of  Bolenge  up  the  Mom- 
boyo  River,  a  tributary  of  the  Ruki,  which  is  a  tributary 
of  the  Congo.  The  town  and  its  immediately  dependent 
territory  has  135,000  inhabitants.  Far  up  the  Momboyo, 
and  up  the  Lokolo,  the  evangelists  preach  in  200  villages 
in  a  populous  region.  About  ten  years  ago  the  people 
of  Lotumbe  killed  and  ate  a  white  man.  Two  evangel¬ 
ists  from  Bolenge,  Is’ekse  and  Efoloko,  preached  there, 
after  which  the  town  asked  for  white  missionaries. 
The  late  Mr.  Eldred  and  Dr.  Widdowson  first  responded. 
Today  the  church  has  1,800  members.  Last  year  resi¬ 
dent  missionaries  completed  more  than  1,000  miles'  itin¬ 
erations  by  river  and  afoot  on  forest  paths;  yet  left 
much  of  their  parish  untouched.  They  earnestly  call  for 
another  couple.  The  present  force  is  only  7. 

Single  Woman  for  Lotumbe . 

The  work  of  a  woman  evangelist  is  to  teach  the  Gospel 
to  native  women  and  girls,  to  train  them  in  the  ways  of 
Christian  womanhood,  in  simple  domestic  arts,  in  clean¬ 
liness,  and  in  the  care  of  children.  The  woman  evange¬ 
list  should  also  be  a  teacher  of  children  who  must  be 
given  a  chance  to  grow  up  under  Christian  influences, 
and  to  escape  the  taint  of  paganism. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Longa . 

Southeast  of  Bolenge,  35  miles,  at  the  juncture  of  the 
Momboyo  and  Busira  Rivers,  where  they  meet  to  form 
the  Ruki.  The  key  to  a  section  of  Momboyo  country 
with  hundreds  of  villages,  to  the  rich  region  of  the  Ruki 
and  the  back  country  toward  the  Bolenge  territory.  In 
1917  it  extended  its  operations  into  Lake  Leopold  II 
District.  Mission  houses  built  by  the  Christians  beauti¬ 
fully  situated  on  high  river-bank.  Most  difficult  of  our 
stations.  Needs  strong  leadership. 

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Emory  Ross,  of  Bo'.enga 

(Eureka  College,  19C8;  College  of  Missions,  1912;  Liberia,  1912-15; 
Explored  Ubangi,  1916;  Appointed  to  Congo,  1918) 


Mr.  Ross  and  Dr.  Ernest  Pearson  Pioneering  on  the  Ubangi 

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Man  and  Wife  for  Monieka... . 

Situated  far  up  on  the  Busira  River,  210  miles  from 
Bolenge.  This  is  the  largest  village  of  the  famous 
chief  Lonjatoka  who  massacred  180  soldiers  and  2  white 
men,  and  on  whose  head  was  a  price  of  5,000  francs. 
Here  it  was  that  Iso  ate  down  the  poison  test,  defying 
the  witch  doctors.  Not  long  afterward  Dr.  Dye  bap¬ 
tised  99  converts.  There  is  now  a  church  of  1,200  mem¬ 
bers.  The  ruling  chief  has  abandoned  his  polygamy 
and  is  friendly  to  the  missionaries.  Monieka  is  one  of 
the  most  beautiful  and  healthful  sites  in  all  central 
Africa.  Needs  another  couple  for  its  task  of  winning 
100,000  people  in  accessible  villages. 

Single  Woman  for  Monieka . 

To  do  teaching  and  evangelistic  work  among  women  and 
children  as  described  under  Lotumbe.  The  mission 
urges  that  the  time  has  come  when  two  single  ladies  at 
each  station  shall  devote  themselves  especially  to  this 
work.  There  is  now  not  even  one  at  Monieka. 


Physicians 

Man  and  Wife  for  Furlough  Supply . 

There  are  now  three  medical  men  in  the  field,  one  at 
Bolenge,  one  at  Monieka,  and  one  at  Lotumbe.  An  ad¬ 
ditional  doctor  is  needed  to  relieve  at  any  one  station, 
when  the  regular  physician  is  on  furlough.  The  three 
stations  mentioned  have  hospitals.  Medical  work  at 
Longa  is  carried  on  by  visitation  of  a  physician,  or  by 
trained  assistants.  The  young  doctor  and  his  wife  who 
accept  this  appointment  will  have  rich  and  varied  ex¬ 
periences.  ‘‘Every  healing  touch  is  a  blow  against 
paganism,  and  a  stroke  for  God’s  Kingdom.  No  deed  of 
kindness  shall  fail  of  its  reward;  no  word  of  the  Gospel 
sincerely  spoken  shall  be  devoid  of  power.” 

Man  and  Wife  for  Wema  or  Mondombe . 

These  are  towns  selected  for  the  new  stations  contemp¬ 
lated  in  the  far  eastern  part  of  Equator  District.  Both 
sites  were  visited  and  explored  on  the  remarkable 
journey  of  Messrs  Moon,  Frymire,  Johnston  and  Hold¬ 
er  in  1916,  “through  territory  never  before  entered  by  a 
Protestant  misionary.”  Both  Wema  and  Mondombe  are 
in  the  high  Chuapa  River  district.  Both  are  surrounded 
by  savage  tribes,  those  about  Mondombe  speaking  non- 
Lonkundo  dialects.  Mondombe,  which  is  the  more  re¬ 
mote  of  the  two,  being  135  days  from  Bolenge,  will 
probably  be  opened  first.  This  is  absolutely  pioneer 
ground,  depending  on  the  Disciples  of  Christ  for  the 
Gospel.  An  accessible  population  of  150,000  awaits  our 
coming.  A  doctor  and  wife,  made  of  the  stuff  of 
David  Livingstone  and  Mary  Moffatt  are  challenged  by 
this  new  cry  from  the  remotest  frontier  of  darkest  Cen¬ 
tral  Africa! 

Man  and  Wife  for  Ubangi  District . 

This  region  north  of  the  Congo,  drained  by  its  mighty 
tributary  the  Ubangi,  almost  as  large  as  the  Congo, 
was  explored  for  missionary  purposes  by  Emory  Ross 

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2 


1 


10 

2 


9 


2 


Belgian  Congo 


and  his  party  in  1916.  Our  Bolenge  evangelists  have 
done  much  pioneer  work  in  the  region  of  the  lower  Ngiri 
and  the  Ubangi.  The  S.  S.  Oregon  recently  ascended  to 
the  mouth  of  the  Lua,  and  sent  the  Gospel  message  to 
villages  on  both  sides  of  the  river,  the  western  side  being 
French  Congo.  In  fulfillment  of  the  dreams  and  prayers 
of  the  mission,  a  new  station  must  soon  be  established 
in  this  great  territory  in  which  not  a  single  foreign  mis¬ 
sionary  now  resides.  What  doctor  and  wife  will  help 
found  this  new  station  ? 


6 

Nurses 

Single  Woman  for  Monieka . . .  1 

To  assist  in  a  hospital  and  especially  to  do  clinic  work 
for  women.  The  hospital  is  being  crowded;  women  are 
coming  much  more  freely  than  in  former  days.  A 
Christian  nurse  can  get  closer  to  them  than  any  other 
type  of  missionary. 

Single  Woman  for  Bolenge .  1 

To  assist  in  the  new  hospital  which  has  a  very  large 
constituency.  The  nurse  here  would  have  not  only  a 
large  professional  opportunity,  but  a  wide  influence  with 
strong  church  and  Endeavor  Society.  The  hospital  is 
patronized  by  foreigners  as  well  as  by  the  natives. 

Single  Woman  for  Mondombe .  1 

A  nurse  will  be  needed  at  the  new  station,  Mondombe, 
as  soon  as  she  can  be  secured.  Doubtless  one  of  the 
first  undertakings  will  be  the  founding  of  a  hospital; 
but  for  that  she  need  not  wait.  She  will  have  a  consti¬ 
tuency  of  150,000  people,  and  hers  will  be  the  privilege 
of  establishing  first  Christian  relations  and  extending 
first  Christian  help  to  thousands  of  women  and  children. 


3 


Mrs.  Herbert  Smith  (Lotumbe)  and  Native  Christians 


62 


Mrs.  Emory  Ross,  of  Bolenge 
(Eureka  College,  1913;  College  of  Missions,  1916; 
Appointed  to  Congo,  1918) 


Ubangi  Women — Wives  of  One  Chief 


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Belgian  Congo 


Engineer 


Man  for  Steamer  Oregon .  1 

This  is  a  mission  steamer  which  is  the  chief  means  of 
communication  and  travel  between  cur  stations  on  the 
Congo  and  its  tributaries.  It  carries  exploring  parties 
to  spy  out  new  territory,  and  maintains  on  board  a  staff 
of  native  evangelists  who  step  from  its  deck  into  the 
forest  to  preach  to  their  people.  The  man  required 
(married  or  single),  should  be  a  true  missionary  besides 
an  expert  in  engineering  and  river  navigation. 


Industrial  Workers 

Man  and  Wife  for  Congo  Mission . 

Industrial  work  is  a  large  feature  in  African  missions. 
Inseparable  from  the  development  of  a  self-supporting 
indigenous  church,  is  the  problem  of  individual  and  com¬ 
munity  prosperity.  An  expert  is  wanted  who  can  train 
and  direct  the  natives  in  lumber-sawing,  carpentry  and 
brickmaking.  He  should  know  how  to  operate  a  sawmill. 
He  will  have  charge  of  the  erection  of  all  the  mission 
buildings.  Also,  will  attend  to  the  purchase  of  all  mis¬ 
sion  supplies,  and  be  custodian  of  mission  stores.  His 
wife  should  be  able  to  assist  him  in  the  clerical  part  of 
this  work. 


Printers 


Man  and  Wife  for  Bolenge . . . 

To  take  charge  of  the  mission  printing  press  at  Bolenge, 
the  only  one  in  a  large  region;  to  superintend  the 
printing  of  Bibles,  hymn  books,  pamphlets,  tracts,  school 
books,  grammars,  dictionaries,  in  the  native  tongue; 
mission  reports  and  other  literature  in  English,  and 
some  literature  for  the  Belgian  Government  in  French. 
There  is  no  more  important  missionary  service  to  be 
rendered  than  that  of  ministering,  through  the  printed 
page,  to  the  intellect  of  the  rising  Christian  civilization. 
At  present  there  are  capable  native  type-setters  and 
proof-readers.  What  is  wanted  is  a  first-class  American 
printer  to  direct  the  press,  and  stimulate  its  literary 
output  to  meet  the  increasing  demands  of  a  growing 
constituency.  His  wife  should  be  able  to  assist  him,  at 
least  on  the  literary  side  of  the  work. 


1 

2 


2 

2 


2 


Total  for  Africa 


24 


Belgian  Congo 


The  Raw  Material 


In  Process  of  Christianization — A  Later  Stage 


The  Congo’s  New 
Hope 

An  Apostle  of  the 
Dawn 


Aristocrats 


A  Bit  of  Jungle 


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3o 


Buenos  Hires 


o  ^  Ho  nte  video 

'  ^  PinTn 


Disciples’  Territory  in  Argentina  and  Paraguay 


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ARGENTINA 

(C.  W.  B.  M.) 


GENERAL  STATUS 


AREA:  1,153,119  square  miles,  equal  to  one-third  of  Europe,  or  the 
United  States  east  of  the  Mississippi.  Largest  country  in  Latin 
America,  except  Brazil.  Population:  Estimated  8,000,000,  about 
the  same  as  that  of  Canada.  Nearly  one-fourth  of  the  inhabitants 
live  in  Buenos  Aires.  Also  one-fourth  of  the  total  population  are  foreign 
settlers,  most  of  whom  have  become  citizens.  Racial  History:  The  Ar¬ 
gentines,  who  have  a  distinct  and  proud  national  consciousness,  include 
(1)  the  Creoles,  pure  descendants  of  the  early  Spanish  colonizers;  (2) 
the  Mestizos,  representing  the  blood  fusion  of  the  native  Indian  tribes 
with  Europeans;  (3)  Indians,  and  (4)  naturalized  foreigners.  There  are 
more  than  500,000  Italians.  Most  European  countries  are  represented. 
Argentina  was  first  discovered  by  DeSolis  in  1515;  its  coasts  and  rivers 
were  explored  by  Cabot  and  Garcia  about  1526;  its  present  capital, 
Buenos  Aires,  was  founded  by  Mendoza  in  1535.  A  colony  of  Spain  for 
nearly  three  centuries,  it  declared  its  independence  in  1810,  passed 
through  a  period  of  dictatorship,  from  which,  after  1852,  it  developed 
into  one  of  the  most  progressive  of  South  American  republics.  Religion: 
Through  the  colonial  period  the  Roman  Catholic  Church  was  supreme, 
but  has  since  become  decadent,  suffering  immense  defections  of  the  edu¬ 
cated  classes.  Millions  are  unreached  by  its  ministrations.  Religious 
liberty  prevails,  though  the  Roman  Church  has  still  some  special  preroga- 


Argentina 


tives.  Evangelical  Missions:  Protestant  activities  were  inevitable  among 
and  frcm  the  groups  of  British,  Danish,  Dutch,  German,  Russian,  Swiss, 
French,  and  other  colonists  of  evangelical  origin.  Mission  work  proper 
emanating  from  the  United  States,  began  at  Buenos  Aires  as  early  as 
1836  for  English-speaking  settlers,  and,  in  1864,  for  Spanish-speaking 
Argentines.  Since  the  Panama  Congress  (1816)  Argentina  has  come 
into  high  prominence  as  a  needy  mission  field.  Present  Evangelical  Con¬ 
stituency:  Several  societies,  English  and  American,  support  wholly  or 
in  part  about  280  foreign  missionaries  and  over  200  national  associated 
workers,  of  whom  50  are  ordained  Argentine  pastors.  There  are  59 
mission  stations  and  over  100  sub-stations  having  regular  work;  152 
Sunday  schools,  with  attendance  of  about  8,000  pupils;  90  churches, 
with  membership  of  5,000,  and  an  additional  adult  constituency  of  about 
2,000  adherents.  In  1915  the  Argentine  evangelicals  contributed  $109,- 
508  (U.  S.  gold)  to  local  and  regional  support.  Problems  and  Outlook: 
The  greatest  problem  is  that  of  bringing  the  Gospel  to  the  attention  of 
the  thousands  of  intellectuals,  who,  having  rejected  Catholicism,  have 
fallen  into  materialism  and  indifference.  The  national  leaders  realize  the 
importance  of  finding  a  religious  and  moral  basis  for  the  expanding  life 
of  the  Republic.  The  mission  boards  have  difficulty  in  securing  the  type 
of  missionaries  adaptable  to  the  Latin-American  temperament.  In  the 
cities  the  opportunity  to  influence  the  people  through  educational  and 
social-service  activities  is  very  great.  The  vast  unoccupied  expanses 
call  for  pioneer  evangelism  as  well  as  the  forms  of  work  just  men¬ 
tioned.  The  opportunity  to  disseminate  and  interpret  the  Gospel  through 
literature  is  as  wide  as  the  whole  Republic. 


On  Disciples’  Staff  at  Colegio  Americano,  Bunenos  Aires 


Tolbert  F.  Reavis 

(Culver-Stockton,  1909;  College  of  Missions, 
1912;  University  of  Buenos  Aires,  1916-1919) 


Mrs.  Tolbert  F.  Reavis 

(William  Woods,  1902;  Culver-Stockton,  1908; 
College  of  Missions,  1912) 


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Argentina 


FIELD  AND  FORCES  OF  THE  DISCIPLES  OF  CHRIST 

At  present  all  of  the  work  conducted  by  the  Christian  Woman’s  Board 
of  Missions  is  confined  to  Buenos  Aires,  the  capital.  Here  the  Disciples 
have  10  missionaries  and  8  Argentine  assistants,  conducting  2  churches; 
preaching  at  8  other  points  and  co-operating  with  the  Methodist  Episco¬ 
pal  Mission  in  a  Biblical  Seminary,  and  in  the  Colegio  Americano,  a 
junior  college  combined  with  a  preparatory  department  and  commercial 
high  school.  After  the  report  of  the  Regional  Missionary  Conference 
(Buenos  Aires,  1916)  concerning  the  vast  areas  of  the  Republic,  in  which 
little  or  no  evangelical  work  was  being  done,  the  missionary  societies 
agreed  to  divide  the  territory  and  to  occupy  as  soon  as  possible  their 
respective  fields.  The  Christian  Woman’s  Board  of  Missions  was  the 
first  society  to  ask  for  an  assignment.  They  accepted  responsibility  for 
the  provinces  of  Entre  Rios  and  Corrientes  and  the  territory  of  Misiones. 
These  regions  stretch  north  of  the  Province  of  Buenos  Aires,  to  the 
borders  of  Brasil  and  Paraguay.  They  constitute  Argentina’s  “Meso¬ 
potamia,”  lying  between  the  Parana  and  Uruguay  rivers.  The  combined 
area  is  74,287  square  miles  (larger  than  all  the  New  England  States), 
and  the  population  is  about  850,000.  The  amazing  fertility  of  the  land, 
the  rapid  growth  of  manufactures  and  export  trade  along  the  rivers, 
and  the  vast  undeveloped  resources  promise  a  future  population  of  50,- 
000,000.  The  C.  W.  B.  M.  is  only  now  begining  to  enter  this  greatly 
neglected,  riverine  parish,  with  the  Gospel  of  Christ.  Reinforcements 
are  wanted  for  the  capital,  and  pioneers  for  the  provinces. 


Typical  Argentine  Intellectuals 


NEW  MISSIONARIES  NEEDED 
Evangelists 

Two  Men  and  Wives  for  Buenos  Aires . 4 

With  a  population  of  about  1,600,000,  Buenos  Aires  is 
the  largest  city  on  the  western  hemisphere  south  of 
New  York.  It  has  only  74  Catholic  and  14  Protestant 
churches,  i.  e.,  Lord’s  Day  accommodation  for  about 
100,000  if  all  the  churches  were  filled.  Our  mission 
has  2  churches  and  3  other  preaching  places,  surrounded 
by  a  large  population,  calling  for  extension  of  evangel¬ 
istic  work,  including  establishment  of  other  churches. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Lapaz . 2 

In  the  Province  of  Entre  Rios,  on  the  Parana  river, 

300  miles  northwest  of  Buenos  Aires.  Population,  about 
10,000.  An  export  town  and  center  of  rich  agricultural 
region. 


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Argentina 


Man  and  Wife  for  Corrientes . 

Situated  on  the  river  Parana,  in  northwest  corner 
of  the  Province  of  Corrientes,  of  which  it  is  the  capital. 
About  20  miles  from  the  juncture  of  the  Parana  and 
Pilcomayo  rivers,  it  is  the  last  important  Argentine  city 
on  the  river  route  to  Paraguay.  It  is  also  on  the  North¬ 
eastern  railway.  Great  center  of  cattle  and  cured  meat 
trade  with  Buenos  Aires  and  Brazil.  Strategic  place 
for  a  new  station. 


Man  and  Wife  for  Concordia . 

A  city  of  Entre  Rios  province,  situated  on  the  Uruguay 
river,  opposite  the  Uruguayan  town  of  Salto.  Two  hun¬ 
dred  and  seventy-seven  miles  from  Buenos  Aires,  it  is 
reached  by  river  or  Entre  Rios  railway.  Population, 
20,000;  dependent  district  of  50,000.  A  flourishing, 
well-built  city;  people  progressive;  would  welcome  a 
strong  evangelical  church  with  its  auxiliary  institutions 
and  activities.  A  fine  opportunity  for  constructive  re¬ 
ligious  leadership. 


Man  and  Wife  for  Posadas . 

Capital  and  chief  commercial  mart  of  the  territory  of 
Misiones.  Population,  8,000.  Situated  in  one  of  the 
most  historically  romantic  regions  in  South  America, 
that  of  the  famous  Jesuit  missions  (1586-1769)  whose 
ruined  churches  mark  the  landscape.  Posadas  is  not  far 
from  Candelaria,  which  was  formerly  the  Jesuit  capital 
of  the  Guarani  country.  The  pioneers  of  the  pure 
Gospel  here  should  open  a  new  chapter  in  Christian 
history.  Posadas  will  be  the  base  for  the  evangeliza¬ 
tion  of  the  whole  territory  of  Misiones,  with  its  popula¬ 
tion  of  about  60,000. 


Settler’s  Home  in  Misiones 


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Ruins  of  Old  Jesuit  Church  Near  Posadas 


Argentina 


Man  and  Wife  for  Parana . 

Capital  of  Province  of  Entre  Rios.  Population,  65,000. 
On  Parana  river  and  Entre  Rios  railway,  300  miles 
northwest  of  Buenos  Aires.  Important  center  of  rich 
agricultural  district.  Modern  industries  flourishing. 
Group  of  evangelical  Christians  calling  for  organiza¬ 
tion  and  leadership.  Will  be  opened  as  soon  as  workers 
can  be  secured.  Probably  the  first  new  station  between 
Buenos  Aires  and  Paraguay. 


Educationalists 


14 


Man  and  Wife  for  Buenos  Aires . 

The  man  is  needed  on  the  staff  of  the  Theological  Semi¬ 
nary,  which  prepares  young  men  for  the  ministry.  It 
is  being  conducted  by  the  joint  forces  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  and  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  The  wife 
would  have  ample  opportunity  for  work  in  connection 
with  one  of  our  mission  churches. 


Single  Man  for  Buenos  Aires . 1 

This  call  is  from  Colegio  Americano,  a  Christian  pre¬ 
paratory  school  and  junior  college,  in  which  the  Dis¬ 
ciples  and  Methodists  are  co-operating.  One  of  the 
strongest  institutions  of  its  kind  in  all  South  America. 

Classes  are  filled  to  overflowing,  and  urgent  calls  are 
coming  for  increase  of  staff.  Applicant  must  be  a  col¬ 
lege  or  university  man,  preferably  one  with  experience 
as  a  teacher. 

Two  Single  Women  for  Parana . . . ...  2 

In  this  river  city  there  is  exceptional  opportunity  for 
educational  work  among  girls.  There  is  a  chance  to 
build  up  a  strong  institution  if  the  right  leaders  can 
be  secured.  Government  schools  for  girls  are  inade¬ 
quate.  Municipal  authorities  are  favorable  to  the  new 
project.  A  golden  opportunity  for  two  North  American 
teachers. 


Social  Workers 


5 


Man  and  Wife  for  Buenos  Aires . 

No  more  effective  approach  for  the  Gospel  can  be  made 
in  Argentina  than  that  through  Christian  social  serv¬ 
ice.  The  people  are  impressed  when  they  discover  that 
Evangelical  Christianity  is  sympathetic  and  helpful  at 
all  points  of  their  need.  Buenos  Aires  abounds  in  op¬ 
portunities  for  such  service.  The  plans  include  house- 
to-house  visitation,  and  community  settlement  work  in 
connection  with  the  churches.  What  man  and  woman 
will  be  the  pioneers  in  this  branch  of  Christian  work  in 
the  great  Latin-Americm  metropolis  ? 


Total  for  Argentina . 21 


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Our  Pioneer  in  Paraguay 


Clement  Manly  Morton 

(Atlantic  Christian  College,  1909;  College  of  Missions,  1916) 
Appointed  to  Argentina,  1916;  to  Paraguay,  1918 
Now,  with  Mrs.  Morton,  at  Asuncion 


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PARAGUAY 

(C.  W.  B.  M.) 


River  Front  at  Asuncion 


GENERAL  STATUS 


REA:  Estimates  range  between  122,000  square  miles  and  196,- 


000  square  miles.  The  latter  figure,  adopted  by  the  Pan-American 


Union  handbooks,  includes  most  of  the  Chaco  region,  in  dispute  by 
Argentina,  Bolivia  and  Paraguay.  This  greater  area  would  make 
Paraguay  larger  than  the  states  of  New  York,  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio. 
Paraguayan  government  geographies  divide  the  country  into  two  sec¬ 
tions  by  the  Paraguay  river,  the  eastern  section  being  called  “El  Para¬ 
guay  Oriental,”  and  the  western  section,  “El  Gran  Chaco,  or  El  Para¬ 
guay  Occidental.”  Population:  Estimated  at  1,000,000;  a  smaller  esti¬ 
mate  of  730,000  refers  to  Paraguay  proper,  between  the  Paraguay  and 
Alto  Parana  rivers,  without  respect  to  disputed  border  territory.  Racial 
History:  The  population  includes  (1)  the  Paraguayans  proper,  de¬ 

scendants  of  early  Spanish  colonists  and  the  native  Guarani  Indians; 
(2)  pure  Guarani  Indians,  and  (3)  the  Indian  tribes  of  the  Chaco.  Of 
foreign  settlers  there  are  upwards  of  60,000,  nearly  one-half  of  whom  are 
Argentines;  there  are  800  English,  and  possibly  200  Americans.  Para¬ 
guay  was  discovered  by  Cabot,  who  sailed  up  the  Parana  in  1527.  In 
1536,  300  Spanish  adventurers  built  a  fort  on  the  site  of  the  present 
Asuncion.  The  surrounding  country  between  the  Portuguese  possessions 
in  Brazil  and  the  present  Argentina  constituted  the  original  Spanish 
province  of  Paraguay  until  1617.  In  1811  the  country  declared  its  inde¬ 
pendence,  and  was  ruled  by  dictators  until  1878.  After  sanguinary 
struggles  since  that  date,  it  has  settled  down  into  a  peaceful  republic 
with  encouraging  prospects.  The  investment  of  foreign  capital  and  the 
installation  of  foreign  industries,  especially  North  American  packing 
houses,  is  giving  impetus  to  the  national  life.  Religions:  The  religion 
of  the  state  is  Roman  Catholicism,  but  full  religious  liberty  is  guaran¬ 
teed  by  law.  The  Church  is  fairly  strong  in  some  of  the  cities,  but 
almost  entirely  neglects  the  smaller  towns  and  rural  districts.  The 
indigenous  paganism  survives  in  the  cults  of  the  uncivilized  Indians, 
and  also  in  Catholicism.  Christian  Missions:  Paraguay  is  famous  as 
the  seat  of  the  powerful  Jesuit  missions,  which  began  at  Asuncion  in 
1609  and  continued  to  1769,  when  the  Jesuit  priests  were  banished  from 
all  Spanish  dominions.  At  one  time  the  Jesuits  had  at  least  100,000 
Indians  under  instruction,  in  villages  called  “Reductions.”  These  mis¬ 
sions  fell  into  ruins  soon  after  the  departure  of  their  leaders.  Evangeli¬ 
cal  Christianity:  Remarkably  successful  has  been  the  work  of  the 


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Paraguay 


(British)  South  American  Missionary  Society,  conducted  by  the  Rev. 
W.  B.  Grubb,  in  connection  with  the  Anglican  Church,  among  the  Lengua- 
Mascoi  Indians  of  the  Paraguayan  Chaco.  This  mission,  which  has 
proved  the  power  of  the  Gospel  to  uplift  and  regenerate  a  primitive 
people,  has  a  well-organized  church  and  schools,  and  a  considerable  com¬ 
pany  of  native  evangelists.  Mr.  Grubb’s  mission,  confined  to  the  aborig¬ 
ines  of  the  hinterland,  is  the  only  organized  evangelical  work  in  all  Para¬ 
guay.  In  Paraguay  proper  it  is  regarded  as  ‘‘foreign  mission  work.” 
In  recent  years  there  have  been  sporadic  attempts,  by  independent  mis¬ 
sionaries,  to  preach  in  the  Republic.  The  Salvation  Army  is  at  Asun¬ 
cion;  and,  for  a  time,  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  labored  there,  but 
has  withdrawn  in  favor  of  the  Disciples.  Before  1916  a  total  of  30  for¬ 
eign  missionaries,  only  8  of  whom  were  ordained,  and  283  evangelical 
Christians  were  reported  for  the  whole  Republic. 


FIELD  AND  FORCES  OF  THE  DISCIPLES  OF  CHRIST 

After  the  South  American  Regional  Conferences  and  the  Panama 
Congress  of  1916,  the  Republic  of  Paraguay  was  assigned  to  the  Dis¬ 
ciples  of  Christ,  and  accepted  by  the  Christian  Woman’s  Board  of  Mis¬ 
sions,  together  with  three  unoccupied  provinces  in  Argentina.  This 
territory  was  accepted,  not  to  prevent  other  workers  from  coming  in,  or 
to  prevent  Disciples  from  going  elsewhere  if  duty  called,  but  on  the 
common-sense  principle  that  no  portion  of  the  human  race  should  be 
left  outside  the  field  of  explicit  responsibility  on  the  part  of  some  mis¬ 
sionary  communion  able  to  evangelize  the  territory  in  an  adequate  way. 
It  is  a  policy  not  of  restriction  but  of  construction.  The  Christian 
Woman’s  Board  of  Missions  has  now  at  Asuncion,  the  capital,  two  of 
its  pioneer  workers,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morton,  who  are  successfully  estab¬ 
lishing  points  of  contact  with  the  people.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  P.  D.  Leach, 
of  the  College  of  Missions,  have  recently  sailed  to  join  them.  A  fine 
tract  of  land  is  being  secured  for  the  erection  of  buildings,  with  the  aid 
and  counsel  of  Dr.  W.  E.  Browning,  Educational  Secretary,  representing 
the  Boards  at  work  in  South  America.  A  whole  group  of  red-blooded 
pioneers,  well  equipped  with  specialized  abilities  and  heroic  consecration, 
is  needed  to  build  Evangelical  Christianity  into  this  virgin  field. 


NEW  MISSIONARIES  NEEDED 
Evangelists 

Man  and  Wife  for  Asuncion . 

Capital  of  the  Republic,  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Para¬ 
guay  river,  about  1,100  miles  from  Buenos  Aires,  with 
which  seaport  splendid  steamboat  communication  is 
maintained;  also,  a  50-hour  train  service  between  the 
two  capitals.  Population,  about  100,000.  Seat  of  uni¬ 
versity  and  many  noteworthy  buildings.  A  plant  to  cost 
$150,000,  in  land  and  buildings,  is  to  be  set  up  near  the 
center  of  the  city.  The  parish  of  the  needed  evangelist 
and  his  wife  will  embrace  practically  the  whole  city. 

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Paraguay 


Man  and  Wife  for  Villa  Rica . 2 

Second  largest  city  in  Paraguay.  Population,  26,000. 

Situated  near  the  center  of  the  southern  loop  of  the  Re¬ 
public,  about  60  miles  southeast  of  Asuncion,  with  which 
it  is  connected  by  rail.  Special  opportunity  to  begin 
work  with  a  boys’  orphanage.  A  challenging  pio¬ 
neer  job. 


Educationalists 

Man  and  Wife  for  Asuncion . 

Urgently  needed  to  join  the  already  appointed  staff  to 
found  and  organize  the  “Colegio  Internacional,”  which 
is  to  begin  with  a  boys’  school  and  a  girls’  school.  Many 
prominent  citizens  ready  to  send  their  children.  Vast 
importance  attaches  to  efficiency  of  the  work  in  all 
grades  in  this  first  school  of  Protestant  Christianity 
established  in  the  country. 

Two  Single  Women  for  Asuncion . . 

These  must  be  experienced  teachers  fcr  primary  or  more 
advanced  work  in  girls’  department  of  “Colegio  Inter¬ 
nacional.”  Rare  opportunity  to  bring  Christian  influ¬ 
ence  to  the  girls  and  young  women  of  the  capital. 
Knowledge  of  music  and  kindergarten  important. 

Two  Single  Women  for  Villa  Rica . 

To  establish  and  teach  in  a  school  in  connection  with 
orphanage  and  evangelistic  work.  Strong  young  women 
of  experience  and  initiative,  with  good  technical  train¬ 
ing  in  the  science  of  teaching.  A  chance  to  help  the 
Paraguayan  Government  and  bring  the  Kingdom  of 
God  into  the  hearts  of  boys  and  girls,  who  have  never 
had  a  fair  chance  in  life. 


4 

2 


2 


9 


Social  Workers 


6 


Man  and  Wife  for  Asuncion . 2 

Social  problems  in  Asuncion  are  acute,  and  opportunities 
for  Christian  social  service  correspondingly  great. 

Methods  must  be  adapted  to  the  peculiar  needs.  Per¬ 
sons  appointed  should  have  had  experience  in  community 
betterment  work  elsewhere. 


Agriculturists 


2 


Man  and  Wife  for  Asuncion . 2 

Paraguay  is  backward  in  the  application  of  scientific 
agricultural  methods.  The  land  is  amazingly  produc¬ 
tive,  the  climate  mild  and  even.  Unparalleled  opportun¬ 
ity  to  teach  agriculture.  Missionaries  may  here  show 
their  practical  Christianity  by  helping  the  people  de¬ 
velop  their  national  resources.  - 


Total  for  Paraguay 


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14 


URUGUAY 

(C.  W.  B.  M.) 


AREA:  72,210  square  miles.  The  smallest  of  the  South  American 
Republics,  yet  over  10,000  square  miles  larger  than  the  New  Eng¬ 
land  States.  Population:  1,406,000,  of  whom  about  180,000  are  for¬ 
eigners.  The  Uruguayans  proper  are  of  Spanish  descent,  pure  and 
mixed,  but  with  slighter  Indian  strain  than  most  other  Hispanic-Ameri- 
can  countries.  Uruguay  is  commercially  prosperous.  Educationally  and 
socially  it  is  perhaps  the  most  advanced  of  South  American  lands.  It 
has  complete  religious  toleration.  Religious  Statistics:  Roman  Catho¬ 
lics,  430,085;  Protestants,  12,232  (including  Waldensian  colonists);  the 
remainder  may  be  classed  as  “liberals”  or  “indifferent.”  In  1916  a  de¬ 
cree  was  passed  abolishing  Roman  Catholicism  as  the  state  religion. 
The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  (North),  with  a  membership  of  about 
1,000,  is  the  principal  missionary  organization.  International  Impor¬ 
tance:  Politically  and  diplomatically,  Uruguay  is  the  Holland  or  Switzer¬ 
land  of  South  America — a  center  of  international  councils  and  organiza¬ 
tions.  It  is  the  “country  of  the  open  mind,”  and  of  constructive  democ¬ 
racy,  and  is  rapidly  assuming  leadership  in  social  and  religious,  as  well 
as  in  educational  and  industrial  progress. 


National  University,  Montevideo 


MISSIONARIES  NEEDED 

Man  and  Wife  for  Montevideo . . . 

For  professorship  in  new  Union  Theological  Seminary 
just  being  established.  Interdenominational,  in  that  it 
is  to  be  jointly  supported  by  the  Mission  Boards  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  and  Presbyterian  Churches,  and  by 
the  Disciples  of  Christ  through  the  Christian  Woman’s 
Board  of  Missions.  International,  in  that  it  will  serve, 
as  far  as  possible,  all  the  countries  of  South  America. 
A  post-graduate  institution,  receiving  students  from  ex¬ 
isting  seminaries  in  different  parts  of  the  continent. 
Will  doubtless  become  the  foremost  evangelical  insti¬ 
tution  of  higher  learning  south  of  Panama.  Each  pro¬ 
fessor  will  be  a  specialist.  Will  begin  work  in  1920. 
Montevideo — the  Hague  of  South  America.  Capital  of 
Uruguay.  Population,  400,000.  Seat  of  National  Uni¬ 
versity  and  Normal  Schools.  International  headquar¬ 
ters  of  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Residence  of  Dr.  W.  E.  Browning, 
educational  secretary  of  the  Committee  on  Co-opera¬ 
tion  in  Christian  Work  in  Latin  America.  Situation, 
north  shore  of  the  estuary  of  the  Rio  de  la  Plata,  63 
miles  (one  night’s  steamer  journey)  east  of  Buenos 
Aires. 

Total  for  Uruguay . 


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r 


Group  of  South  American  Christian  Z  eaders 
Conference  at  Lima,  Peru,  1916 


Main  Street,  Asuncion,  Paraguay 


J 


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MEXICO 


(C.  W.  B.  M.) 
GENERAL  STATUS 


REA:  767,188  square  miles,  about  cne-fourth  the  size  of  the 


United  States.  Population:  15,501,684  (official  estimate  of  1912 


based  on  census  of  1910).  Some  Mexican  authorities  hold  that  the 
population  is  nearer  20,000,000  than  15,000,000*.  Ethnology:  Only 
about  19%  are  more  or  less  direct  descendants  of  the  early  Spanish 
Conquistador es  and  colonists;  about  41%  Mestizos — Spanish  or  other 
European  mixed  with  indigenous  races;  the  remaining  40%  are  pure 
Indian,  i.  e.,  about  6,000,000,  divided  into  17  linguistic  families,  and  180 
tribal  groups,  each  speaking  its  own  language  or  dialect.  Most  of  the 
Indians  speak  also  some  Spanish,  the  national  language,  but  about 
1,000,000  know  only  their  tribal  tongue.  Of  foreign  residents  there  arc 
about  116,000,  including  28,000  Americans,  5,000  British  and  29,000 
Spaniards.  History:  Seat  of  the  ancient  Toltec  and  Aztec  civilizations, 
Mexico  was  conquered  by  Cortez  and  annexed  to  Spain  in  1521.  Thence 
ruled  by  Spanish  viceroys  till  1810,  it  declared  its  independence  under 
the  patriot-priest  Hidalgo.  After  Iturbicle’s  brief  imperial  dictatorship 
the  Republic  was  established  in  1824.  A  second  unsuccessful  attempt  to 
set  up  an  empire  was  made  under  Ferdinand  Maximilian  of  Austria,  who 
was  executed  in  1867.  Since  that  date  a  succession  of  presidents  have 
ruled  the  country,  notably  Porfirio  Diaz  from  1876  to  1911,  (except  4 
years,  1880-4),  Francisco  I.  Madero  (1911-1913):  Victoriano  Huerta  who 
after  Madero’s  murder  succeeded  to  office  in  1913.  Huerta’s  coup  d’  etat 
brought  on  civil  war  from  which  the  country  has  not  yet  recovered. 

Huerta  resigned  in  1914,  and  Venustiano  Carranza  was  elected  president 
in  1915.  Religion:  Spain  introduced  and  imposed  mediaeval  Catholicism 
at  the  point  of  the  conqueror’s  sword.  Indigenous  paganism  became 
mixed  with  Catholic  ritual  and  saint  worship.  The  Aztec  eagle,  as 
Humboldt  reported,  was  confounded  with  the  Christian  Holy  Spirit 
Pagan  dances  were  associated  with  Catholic  shrines,  as  at  Guadalupe 
today.  Though  almost  the  whole  population  is  nominally  returned  as 
Roman  Catholic,  that  Church  has  largely  lost  the  allegiance  of  the  intel¬ 
lectuals,  the  support  of  the  government,  and  to  a  degree  the  confidence 
of  the  masses,  before  whose  ignorance,  poverty  and  other  problems  the 
church  is  as  powerless  as  themselves.  Evangelical  Missions:  Evangeli¬ 
cal  work  began  in  Mexico  about  1861.  Practically  all  of  the  movements 
for  giving  the  country  the  pure  Gospel  and  its  blessings  have  emanated 
from  the  United  States.  There  are  now  at  work  17  societies,  with  over 
300  foreign  missionaries  and  600  national  workers,  many  of  whom  aro 
efficient,  ordained,  Mexican  ministers.  Before  the  outbreak  of  the 
Huerta  revolution  in  1913,  there  were  91  Protestant  mission  stations 
and  588  out-stations  with  a  total  evangelical  constituency  of  about 
50,000,  of  whom  26,480  were  members  of  mission  churches.  The  total 
Protestant  population,  including  foreign  residents,  is  about  69,000.  In 
1913,  there  were  also  143  mission  day  schools,  and  36  higher  educational 
institutions,  with  a  total  enrollment  of  over  20,000;  also  454  Sunday 
schools,  with  18,627  pupils;  a  beginning  was  made  in  industrial,  social 
and  medical  work,  with  large  plans,  which  were  temporarily  shattered  by 
the  revolution.  Present  Problems  and  Opportunity:  The  whole  of  Mex¬ 
ico  is  now  open  to  mission  work.  No  country  in  Latin  America 
is  more  needy  or  more  desirous  of  the  help  which  Evangelical  Chris- 


*  cf.  Latin-American  Encyclopaedia,  p.  518. 


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tianity  can  give.  Missionary  institutions  and  activities  are  openly  en¬ 
couraged  by  the  government,  despite  the  new  constitution  of  1917,  enact¬ 
ing  that  no  ecclesiastical  body  can  acquire  landed  property.  The  main 
problem  confronting  missionaries  is  how  most  effectively  to  help  the 
masses  of  the  people  out  of  their  depressing  poverty  and  intellectual 
darkness;  at  least  65%  are  illiterate  despite  the  government’s  free  and 
compulsory  system  of  education.  Between  3,000,000  and  4,000,000 
Indians,  who  are  just  as  pagan  as  were  their  ancestors  before  Cortez 
landed  at  Vera  Cruz,  have  yet  to  be  reached  by  the  Gospel.  Missionary 
societies  and  Mexican  Christians  have  united  in  a  ministry  of  intercession 
and  prevention  against  the  calamity  of  war  between  the  United  States 
and  her  neighbor.  Conditions  in  Mexico  are  now  sufficiently  settled  to 
make  posible  the  large  cooperative  plan  of  Christian  occupation  worked 
out  by  the  misionary  societies  during  the  last  six  years  of  unrest. 


Edward  T.  Cornelius 

(Culver-Stockton,  1907;  College  of  Missions,  1917) 

Superintendent  of  Evangelistic  Work  in  the  New  Territory 

FIELD  AND  FORCES  OF  THE  DISCIPLES  OF  CHRIST 

The  Revolution  has  resulted  in  not  only  a  new  constitution  and  a 
new  political  start  for  Mexico,  but  also  in  a  new  era  of  constructive 
Christian  procedure.  The  tumult  of  war,  especially  between  1913  and 
1917,  imposed  almost  general  cessation  on  the  usual  missionary  activi¬ 
ties,  and  compelled  many  leaders  to  retire  for  a  time  to  the  United  States. 
This  circumstance  presented  a  providential  opportunity  to  review,  rede¬ 
fine,  and  replan  the  whole  evangelical  enterprise,  in  the  light  of  the  new 
conditions  thrust  upon  it  by  the  national  upheaval.  After  five  years  of 
survey,  consideration,  counsel  and  prayer,  eight  of  the  principal  Boards 
together  with  American  missionaries  and  Mexican  Christian  leaders, 
have  unanimously  adopted  a  program  which  promises  to  prove  the  most 

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statesmanlike  that  has  yet  been  applied  to  any  modern  mission  field. 
The  provisions  of  the  program,  first  outlined  at  an  interboard  Conference 
at  Cincinnati  in  1914,  and  consummated  at  a  similar  gathering  in  Mexico 
City  in  1919,  are  as  follows:  (1)  The  redistribution  of  evangelical  forces 
so  that  competitive  overlapping  may  be  eliminated,  and  the  whole  Re¬ 
public  occupied,  including  the  regions,  with  a  total  of  millions  of  inhab¬ 
itants,  hitherto  unreached.  (2)  Acceptance  by  each  of  the  participating 
communions  of  responsibility  for  a  definite  section  of  territory.  (3)  Co¬ 
operation  by  all  the  Boards  in  a  union  Evangelical  Seminary,  a  union 
publishing  house  and  a  weekly  Christian  paper;  also  in  the  promotion  of 
a  Christian  hospital  and  a  large  Christian  university — all  to  be  located  in 
the  Mexican  capital. 

Since  1897  the  Disciples  have  been  at  work  in  the  northern  states  of 
Coahuila  and  Nuevo  Leon,  whose  capitals  they  have  occupied  with  other 
missions.  By  the  new  comity  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  (South), 
will  be  responsible  for  the  above  named  states  in  addition  to  Durango, 
Chihauhua  and  the  northern  strip  of  Sonora.  Two  other  missions,  the 
Northern  Presbyterians  and  the  Disciples,  withdraw  to  other  parts  of  the 
Republic. 

The  new  territory  of  the  Disciples  is  as  follows:  The  states  of 
Zacatecas  and  Aguascalientes,  the  state  of  San  Luis  Potosi  (including, 
and  west  of,  the  towns  on  the  National  Railway),  two  portions  of  the 
state  of  Jalisco,  one  between  the  western  Sierra  Madre  and  Zacatecas, 
the  other  between  Aguascalientes  and  Guanajuato.  The  territory  is 
Mexico’s  middle  region.  Situated  at  a  mean  altitude  of  6,000  feet,  it  is 
part  of  the  great  central  tableland  of  mining  and  farm  land.  The  area 
is  about  50,000  square  miles  and  the  population  1,250,000,  among  whom 
only  three  main  centers,  100  miles  apart,  have  been  occupied  by  mission¬ 
aries.  Dozens  of  towns  and  villages  have  never  been  touched  by  evan¬ 
gelistic  effort. 

The  Christian  Woman’s  Board  of  Missions,  while  regretting  to  leave 
the  northern  field,  to  which  its  missionaries  had  become  attached,  is  now 
ready,  with  their  complete  concurrence,  to  begin  work  in  the  new  terri¬ 
tory.  The  transfer  of  forces  is  made  in  the  conviction  that  the  larger 
opportunity  and  fuller  responsibility  in  a  co-operative  service  covering 
the  whole  country,  will  enable  the  Disciples  of  Christ  to  make  the  most 
effective  contribution  to  Mexico’s  present  need  and  future  welfare. 

Statistics  of  work  in  northern  Mexico  and  among  Mexicans  in  Texas: 
Churches,  10;  out-stations,  11;  church  members,  800;  Bible  schools,  16, 
with  enrollment  of  1,600;  day  schools,  2,  with  275  pupils;  institutes,  2, 
with  496  pupils;  orphanages,  1,  with  26  children;  Christian  Endeavor  so¬ 
cieties,  6,  with  245  members.  The  staff  is  14  foreign  missionaries  and  27 
associate  Mexican  pastors,  teachers,  evangelists  and  other  assistants. 
Only  part  of  this  force  will  be  available  for  the  new  territory,  since  the 
Texas  work  is  to  be  continued  and  some  of  the  Mexican  leaders  will  re¬ 
main  with  their  present  churches.  Of  additional  staff  required  for  initial 
occupation  of  the  new  stations  only  the  urgent  minimum  is  called  for 
below. 


Thousands  Like  These  Await  You  in  the  New  Field.  “Of 
Such  is  the  Kingdom,”  and  the  Future  of  Mexico 

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Miss  Elma  Irelan 

(Washburn  College,  1903;  appointed  Mexico,  1905;  College  of  Missions,  1913) 
After  Fourteen  Years  in  Northern  Mexico,  goes  to  Aguascalientes  as  a 
Leader  in  Work  Among  Women 

NEW  MISSIONARIES  NEEDED 
Evangelists 

Man  and  Wife  for  San  Luis  Potosi . 

Capital  of  the  state  of  San  Luis  Potosi.  Situated  in 
southern  part  of  the  state,  on  the  National  Railway 
connecting  Laredo,  Texas,  with  Mexico  City;  327  miles 
northwest  of  the  capital,  and  about  500  miles  by  rail 
from  the  Texas  border.  Population,  68,000.  Important 
commercial  center  of  rich  mining  district,  named  after 
the  famous  silver  city  of  Bolivia.  Seat  of  ancient  tile- 
domed  Catholic  churches.  Evangelical  work  has  been 
done  by  Presbyterians  and  Methodists,  now  withdraw¬ 
ing  for  other  fields.  The  Disciples  of  Christ  responsible 
for  leadership  of  church  and  Sunday  school,  and  build¬ 
ing  up  the  evangelical  community.  A  great  open  door 
for  man  and  wife,  of  ability  and  consecration. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Zacatecas . . 

Capital  of  the  state  of  the  same  name  in  the  center 
of  the  Republic.  “A  sepia-colored  city  picturesquely 
built  in  a  depression  between  the  hills,”  near  the  Aztec 
ruins  of  Chicomoztoc.  On  direct  railway  line  between  El 
Paso,  Texas,  and  the  Mexican  capital.  Population,  33,000. 

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Metropolis  of  one  of  the  richest  and  most  highly  min¬ 
eralized  states  in  interior  Mexico.  The  mines  produce 
lead,  copper,  silver  and  gold.  The  recent  revolution  has 
caused  much  suffering  among  the  mining  people.  The 
city  has  a  cathedral  dating  from  1612,  and  several 
other  large  Catholic  edifices,  including  La  Capilla  de 
los  Remedios,  to  which  the  Indians  make  pilgrimages 
to  be  healed  by  an  image  of  the  Virgin.  The  Presby¬ 
terian  Church  has  carried  on  its  work  in  the  former 
Catholic  Church  of  San  Francisco.  The  direction  of  the 
mission  now  passes  to  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  Who 
will  be  our  evangelistic  messengers  to  this  needy 
capital  ? 

Single  Woman  for  San  Luis  Potosi . . 1 

Homes  and  hearts  of  Mexico’s  daughters  are  already 
prepared  in  this  city  for  the  helpful  ministry  of  a 
single  young  woman.  She  will  assist  in  the  church  and 
Sunday  school,  conducting  classes  especially  for  girls 
and  children. 

Single  Woman  for  Aguascalientes . 1 

About  80  miles  south  of  Zacatecas  and  364  miles  north 
of  Mexico  City.  Capital  of  the  similarly-named  state, 
one  of  the  smallest  in  the  Republic.  Famous  health  re¬ 
sort,  situated  in  fertile  country  of  salubrious  climate; 
celebrated  for  mineral  springs.  Founded  15  75.  Popu¬ 
lation,  56,000.  Thousands  of  pilgrims  and  tourists 
visit  it  for  healing.  Important  center  of  cosmopolitan 
influence.  Presbyterians  and  Baptists  have  been  the 
evangelical  pioneers.  Aguascalientes  will  be  head¬ 
quarters  of  the  evangelistic  work  of  the  Disciples  of 
Christ.  An  evangelistic  missionary,  experienced  in  our 
Mexico  mission,  will  be  stationed  here.  The  present 
call  is  for  a  young  woman  evangelist  to  assist  in  teach¬ 
ing  the  Gospel.  The  opportunity  is  exceptional.  _ _ 

Educationalists  ^ 


Man  and  Wife  for  Aguascalientes . . . 2 

Single  Woman  for  Aguascalientes . 1 


When  Porfirio  Diaz  became  President  in  1876,  there 
were  only  4,000  public  schools  in  all  Mexico.  Now 
there  are  about  12,000  with  an  enrollment  estimated  at 
766,622.  Of  secondary,  private  and  clerical  schools 
there  are  about  2,500  with  157,200  pupils.  In  her 
struggle  with  illiteracy,  Mexico  needs  more  and  better 
trained  teachers.  There  is  a  dearth  of  normal  schools. 

The  government  welcomes  the  co-operation  of  mission- 
any  societies  in  the  establishment  of  these  in  districts 
where  they  do  not  exist.  The  missions  co-operating  in 
the  new  plan  of  occupation  are  seizing  the  golden  op¬ 
portunity  of  meeting  this  need  by  founding  Christian 
normal  schools.  One  is  to  be  conducted  at  Aguas¬ 
calientes.  The  staff  now  calls  for  3  missionary  normal 
teachers,  a  man  and  wife,  and  a  single  woman.  Must 
have  had  training  in  the  science  and  practice  of  edu¬ 
cation. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Mexico  City . . 2 

For  the  faculty  of  the  Union  Theological  Seminary, 
which  opened  its  doors  to  Christian  students  in  1917. 
Supported  co-operatively  by  8  different  Boards,  the 
seminary  educates  Mexican  young  men  for  the  minis¬ 
try  and  other  forms  of  Christian  work.  Select  students, 
gathered  here  from  all  parts  of  the  country  for  expert 

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preparation,  will  be  the  future  leaders  of  the  Mexican 
churches,  the  uplifters  of  their  nation.  The  Christian 
Woman’s  Board  of  Missions  has  part  in  this  enterprise, 
being  responsible  for  the  support  of  a  professorship. 
The  Board  calls  for  a  well-trained  man  eligible  to  a 
place  on  the  faculty.  He  will  require  to  be  specially 
equipped  in  some  branch  of  Biblical  scholarship,  or  of 
the  related  field  of  religious  education.  He  will  have 
part  in  training  young  men  from  our  own  mission  who 
will  return  to  our  field  as  pastors,  evangelists,  and 
teachers;  as  well  as  in  the  wider  task  of  preparing 
workers  for  the  whole  of  Mexico.  A  career  of  high 
possibilities  for  good  awaits  the  right  man  with  the 
right  wife  to  help  him.  The  seminary,  it  is  hoped,  is 
but  the  first  step  toward  the  establishment  in  the  capital 
of  the  Evangelical  University,  for  which  plans  are  al¬ 
ready  laid  and  adopted.  Mexico  City  (population  471,- 
000;  altitude,  7,350  ft.),  largest  and  most  beautiful  capi¬ 
tal  in  Northern  Latin  America,  and  site  of  the  ancient 
Aztec  Tenochtitlan,  oldest  city  from  Panama  to  the 
Arctic  zone.  To  be  a  Christian  educator  at  the  fountain¬ 
head  of  the  national  life,  helping  to  mould  the  future 
for  Christ,  is  a  post  of  high  honor  and  responsibility. 

Single  Woman  for  San  Luis  Potosi . 

A  kindergarten  teacher  to  work  in  connection  with  a 
mission  day-school.  It  is  true  for  Mexico,  as  Bishop 
A.  T.  Howard  said  at  the  Panama  Congress,  regarding 
Latin  America  as  a  whole,  that  “properly  managed,  no 
other  agency  has  greater  possibilities  than  a  Christian 
kindergarten.”  Think  of  a  city  of  68,000  without  one! 
The  revolution  which  is  to  regenerate  Mexico  must 
begin  in  the  minds  of  her  children.  San  Luis  Potosi  is 
later  to  have  a  Christian  “People’s  Institute.”  A 
kindergarten  can  help  prepare  the  way. 

Social  Workers 

Man  and  Wife  for  Aguascalientes . 

For  industrial  work.  It  is  proposed  to  establish  here 
an  agricultural  and  mechanical  college,  to  serve  the 
whole  territory  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  Also  an 
institute  with  night  classes  in  various  industrial  arts. 
A  man  and  wife  are  called  for  to  develop  this  work 
according  to  the  local  needs. 

Man  and  Wife  for  Zacatecas . 

For  industrial  work  in  manual  training  school,  where 
poor  boys  and  girls  can  be  taught  trades,  and  enabled 
to  rise  from  their  poverty.  The  social  conditions  of  a 
mining  population,  such  as  that  at  Zacatecas,  offer  a 
strong  appeal  for  the  best  guidance  that  can  be  given 
in  Christian  relief  and  reconstruction.  It  is  the  Board’s 
purpose  to  found  here,  as  in  San  Luis  Potosi  and  Aguas¬ 
calientes,  a  People’s  Institute,  which  shall  be  a  Chris¬ 
tian  community  center  for  the  whole  city.  President 
Carranza  said  that  if  Mexico  had  25  such  institutes  as 
that  conducted  for  several  years  by  S.  G.  Inman  at 
Piedras  Negras,  the  day  of  violent  revolutions  would 
soon  be  done. 


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4 


Total  for  Mexico 


16 


JAMAICA 

(C.  W.  B.  M.) 

4  REA:  4,207  square  miles,  nearly  equal  to  Connecticut.  Popula¬ 
tion:  906,485,  of  whom  over  630,000  are  black,  and  the  remainder 
colored  (including-  East  Indians,  Chinese,  mulattos,  etc.),  except 
about  16,000  whites.  A  British  possession  since  1655.  On  account  of 
natural  beauty,  fertility  and  fair  climate  called  the  “Paradise  of  the 
West  Indies.”  Religion:  The  following  churches  are  established,  most 
of  them  conducting  missionary  work:  Church  of  England  (234  churches 
and  chapels);  Presbyterian,  89;  W'esleyan  Methodist,  138;  Baptist,  199; 
Moravian,  29;  Congregational,  30;  National  Baptist  Convention  of 
America,  30;  United  Methodist  Free  Church,  44;  Church  of  Scotland,  12; 
Salvation  Army,  20;  Seventh  Day  Adventists,  46;  Disciples  of  Christ,  22. 
The  Churches  of  Christ  have  2,427  members,  under  the  care  of  4  mission¬ 
aries  and  17  assistants,  of  whom  16  are  Jamaican  pastors  and  teachers. 


An  Island  Road 


NEW  MISSIONARIES  NEEDED 


Man  and  Wife  for  Jamaica . . . . 2 

Despite  the  above  array  of  religious  forces,  Jamaica 
is  by  no  means  evangelized.  It  is  yet  a  real  mission 
field.  Thousands  are  unreached  by  evangelical  activi¬ 
ties.  The  churches  and  missions  of  the  Disciples  are 
located  in  the  southeastern  part  of  the  island,  with 
headquarters  at  Kingston,  the  capital.  The  Jamaican 
churches  plead  for  the  sending  of  an  experienced  min¬ 
ister  and  wife,  to  assist  in  the  regular  pastoral  and 
regional  visitation  work. 


Total  for  Jamaica . . . 2 


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A  MANY-SIDED  ENTERPRISE 

Diversities  of  gifts,  but  the  same  Spirit;  various 
forms  of  official  service,  and  the  same  Lord. — 

1.  Cor.  12,  4-5  {A.  R.  V.  and  Weymouth) . 

1.  Specialization.  The  missionary  enterprise,  touching  as  it  does 
all  aspects  of  human  life,  tends  increasingly  to  specialization  in  its  de¬ 
partments  and  activities.  It  is  a  many-sided  task  in  which  every  talent, 
capacity  and  acquirement  of  the  missionary  are  turned  to  account.  The 
obligation  of  excellence  rests  upon  every  bit  of  work  performed,  since 
all  is  done  presumably  from  the  purest  motives,  out  of  love  for  God  and 
devotion  to  the  highest  welfare  of  the  people.  Each  prospective  mission¬ 
ary  should  become  as  expertly  qualified  for  some  particular  kind  of  work, 
(whether  that  of  evangelist  or  teacher,  for  example),  as  would  justify 
him  in  offering  himself  under  one  of  the  categories  of  the  present  call. 

2.  Versatility.  But,  on  the  foreign  field  the  lines  of  specialization 

and  division  of  labor  are  not  as  rigidly  drawn  as  in  the  homelands.  The 
missionary  therefore,  in  addition  to  efficiency  in  one  department  or  phase 
of  service,  is  expected  to  cultivate  such  versatility  and  willingness  as  will 
enable  him  to  assist  in  other  departments  when  occasion  arises.  To 
illustrate:  A  missionary  engaged  in  educational  work  may  become 

preacher  for  the  local  church,  or  superintendent  of  native  evangelists,  or 
may  be  called  upon  to  edit  a  paper,  to  act  as  secretary  of  the  mission, 
or  to  oversee  the  erection  of  a  building.  Likewise  a  doctor  might  sud¬ 
denly  find  himself  responsible  for  the  maintenance  of  a  school.  Foreign 
service  in  any  department  differs  in  many  respects  from  the  work  implied 
in  its  corresponding  name  at  home.  This  is  particularly  the  case  with 
regard  to  the  term  “evangelist.”  Also,  there  are  differences  of  operation 
in  the  department  similarly  named  in  different  fields,  and  even  at  differ¬ 
ent  stations  of  the  same  field. 

3.  The  Common  Objective.  To  whatever  type  of  labor  a  missionary 
is  primarily  committed,  he  is  first  and  foremost  an  exponent  of  Jesus 
Christ.  His  life  and  work  as  well  as  his  words  will  ring  out  the  Christian 
evangel.  Willing  to  help  within  the  full  compass  of  his  powers  wherever 
help  is  needed,  he  will  strive,  in  team-work  with  his  co-laborers,  toward 
the  common  objective  of  all  missionary  endeavor — the  manifestation  and 
establishment  of  the  Kingdom  of  God. 

4.  The  Evangelist.  On  the  mission  field  this  term  has  regained  its 
New  Testament  connotation  and  is  not  restricted,  as  at  home,  to  one 
who  ministers  through  special  series  of  revival  or  evangelistic  meetings. 
The  missionary  evangelist  has  charge  of  the  regular  preaching  connected 
with  a  main  station  and  its  out-stations,  except  where  there  are  national 
pastors,  as  often  in  Japan.  Usually  he  has  under  his  care  and  direction 
a  number  of  native  evangelists,  whom  he  instructs  and  inspires  for  their 
work,  helping  them  to  meet  non-Christian  objections  and  criticisms.  He 
plans  their  preaching  tours  in  the  surrounding  country.  Often  he  ac¬ 
companies  them  and  participates  in  direct  proclamation  of  the  Gospel. 
In  some  fields  his  itinerations  take  him  over  long  distances  requiring 

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weeks  of  absence.  In  Africa  or  India  he  may  easily  be  a  pioneer  in  ter¬ 
ritory  before  unvisited.  He  may  lead  in  the  opening  of  a  new  station 
or  out-station.  In  Latin  America  he  may  be  pastor  of  a  church  or  super¬ 
intendent  of  a  district.  He  is  distinctively  the  Christian  teacher,  the 
organizer  of  churches,  the  leader  in  Christian  propaganda,  the  trainer 
of  native  workers.  The  woman  evangelist  works  almost  exclusively  with 
women  and  girls,  through  classes  and  home  visitation.  She  is  the  zenana 
visitor  of  India.  She  trains  and  directs  native  Bible  women,  and  accom¬ 
panies  them  on  their  itinerations. 

5.  The  Educationalist.  The  term  includes  all  kinds  of  instructors, 
from  the  primary  school  teacher  to  the  theological  seminary  professor. 
In  most  cases  it  implies  definite  teaching  in  a  mission  school,  according 
to  curriculum  schedule.  This  is  invariable  in  colleges  and  theological 
seminaries  everywhere,  and  in  the  mission  schools  of  China.  In  the  pri¬ 
mary  and  high  schools  of  India  the  missionary  educationalist  is  rather 
a  supervisor  and  director  of  native  teachers.  He  or  she  usually  superin¬ 
tends  the  whole  educational  plant  of  a  station,  conducting  classes  for  the 
staff  in  the  art  of  teaching;  yet  the  missionary  must  be  competent  and 
ready  to  perform  any  part  of  the  regular  instruction  at  any  time,  espe¬ 
cially  when  a  native  tercher  fails  to  report.  Through  Bible  classes  and 
other  classes  in  religious  instruction  comes  the  direct  opportunity  for 
presenting  and  interpreting  Christian  truth.  In  the  Congo,  where  edu¬ 
cational  foundations  are  just  being  laid,  the  Christian  teacher  must 
needs  be  the  whole  curriculum.  Women  teachers  in  all  the  fields  gain 
access  to  the  homes  of  their  pupils.  In  India  and  Japan,  where  govern¬ 
ment  standards  are  high,  missionary  institutions  demand  the  best  educa¬ 
tional  methods  and  results.  Even  in  these  countries,  as  in  others,  the 
true  work  of  the  missionary  educator  reacts  helpfully  on  the  national 
institutions,  inspiring  them  often  with  Christian  ideals.  To  Christian 
teachers,  especially,  belongs  the  high  function  of  Christianizing  the 
current  intellectual  renaissance  of  Asia.  Latin  America  calls  for  pro¬ 
fessors  to  prepare  her  future  Christian  leaders,  and  to  stimulate  religious 
education  along  evangelical  lines  as  a  part  of  new  national  programs. 

6.  The  Physician.  The  basis  of  the  medical  missionary’s  work  is, 
in  most  fields,  the  Christian  hospital.  In  a  pioneer  station  in  Africa  he 
may  have  to  operate  under  the  trees,  and  put  up  with  many  crude  incon¬ 
veniences  of  primitive  conditions  before  a  hospital  can  be  built.  In  the 
well-established  hospitals  of  China  and  India,  physicians,  both  men  and 
women,  assisted  by  staffs  of  native  medical  helpers,  treat  large  numbers 
of  patients.  These  are  usually  gathered  in  an  adjoining  chapel  or  wait¬ 
ing  room,  where  the  Gospel  is  preached  and  literature  distributed  while 
each  awaits  his  turn.  In  large  centers,  clinics  and  dispensaries  may  be 
conducted  at  various  points  outside  the  hospital.  The  physician  occa¬ 
sionally  has  appointments  at  out-stations,  or  like  an  evangelist,  may 
itinerate  into  the  country,  treating  the  sick  as  he  goes.  Professional 
calls  in  private  homes  are  becoming  increasingly  frequent.  The  mis¬ 
sionary  physician  not  only  practices  medicine,  but  trains  and  directs 
groups  of  assistants,  and  teaches  the  people  the  principles  of  health  and 
hygiene.  In  large  cities  like  Nanking,  where  a  staff  of  specialists  is 
available,  he  can  confine  himself  intensively  to  his  particular  department. 

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In  isolated  regions  he  may  have  to  be  both  physician  and  surgeon.  An 
important  part  of  his  work  is  to  care  for  the  health  of  his  fellow-mis¬ 
sionaries.  The  missionary  doctor  is  a  remover  of  prejudice  as  well  as 
of  pain;  he  breaks  paths  for  the  Gospel;  reveals  the  spirit  and  character 
of  Christ  by  applying  his  saving  compassion  and  consecrated  skill  to 
the  needs  of  the  suffering. 

7.  The  Nurse.  The  missionary  nurse  and  physician  plan  most  of 
their  work  together.  Lines  of  demarcation  between  their  respective 
spheres  are  not  so  sharply  drawn  as  in  America.  The  nurse  is  ordi¬ 
narily  superintendent  of  the  hospital  wrard-patients  and  has  under  her 
training  a  number  of  native  nurses.  As  a  rule  she  becomes  more  inti¬ 
mately  acquainted  with  the  patients,  through  closer,  more  constant  and 
more  protracted  ministry  than  is  the  privilege  of  the  doctor,  wThose  con¬ 
tact  with  them  is  limited  to  diagnosis,  prescription,  and  subsequent 
emergency.  He  must  deal  with  many  thousands  of  out-patients.  The 
nurse  is  often  in  charge  of  religious  services  conducted  in  the  wards. 
Out  of  this  arise  opportunities  to  answer  questions  and  do  intensive  per¬ 
sonal  work  with  interested  inquirers.  Often  she  establishes  friendship 
with  the  woman  relatives  of  the  sick,  and  gives  them  their  first  Christian 
impress.  In  dignity  and  influence  her  power  is  felt  throughout  an 
ever-widening  community. 

8.  The  Industrial  W  orker.  The  industrial  missionary  deals  directly 
with  the  physical  foundations  of  the  Christian  enterprise,  i.  e.  with 
the  mission  plant,  and  with  the  industrial  problems  connected  with  a 
rising  Christian  community.  He  teaches  the  dignity  of  labor,  a  lesson 
yet  to  be  learned  in  many  parts  of  the  non-Christian  world.  By  im¬ 
provements  applied  to  indigenous  industries  he  helps  the  native  Chris¬ 
tians  to  self  and  church  support.  He  may  be  the  head  of  an  industrial 
school,  where  trades  are  taught  to  large  groups  of  boys  and  young  men. 
The  kind  of  industry  he  will  introduce  and  superintend  will  be  deter¬ 
mined  by  local  conditions.  In  Africa,  carpentry,  cabinet-making,  brick¬ 
making,  basket-weaving  and  tailoring  are  important.  The  present  need 
in  Africa  and  India  is  for  men  who  can  superintend  the  construction  of 
mission  buildings — residences,  schools,  churches.  They  must  learn  the 
vernacular,  acquaint  themselves  with  raw  materials,  do  business  with 
native  dealers  and  contractors,  and  oversee  native  workmen.  This  is  an 
indispensable  contribution  to  the  ongoing  of  the  mission,  and  to  the  wel¬ 
fare  of  the  Christian  community.  It  helps  also  by  its  stimulating  in¬ 
fluence  on  the  non-Christian  environment.  Above  all  the  industrial 
missionary,  by  his  practical  contact  with  large  numbers  of  people  and 
especially  with  his  workmen,  has  a  rare  opportunity  to  express  the 
Christian  spirit  and  message.  His  function  is  that  of  a  true  “builder” 
in  the  Kingdom  of  God. 

9.  The  Agriculturist.  Scientific  farming  is  a  supreme  economic 
need  in  most  mission  lands  today.  He  who  can  show  the  farmers  of 
India  how  to  make  two  grains  grow  where  one  was  grown  before  is  a 
real  benefactor.  The  expert  western  agriculturist  can  help  the  people 
secure  better  and  more  abundant  crops.  This  brings  prestige  to  the 
Christian  enterprise,  is  proof  of  disinterested  solicitude  for  toiling 

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masses,  and  helps  to  lift  them  out  of  the  ruts  ..of  ages.  A  knowledge 
of  sericulture,  of  arboriculture,  and  of  methods  of  reforestation  is  espec¬ 
ially  valuable  in  China.  The  agricultural  missionary,  dealing  with  the 
fundamental  interest  of  food  production,  is  in  the  fellowship  of  his  Lord, 
who  fed  the  multitudes  as  he  spoke  to  them  the  Word  of  Life. 

10.  The  Printer.  The  missionary  printer  superintends  the  printing 
and  publishing  output  of  a  mission  press.  The  Disciples  have  such 
presses  at  Jubbulpore,  Nanking,  Bolenge,  Manila,  and  Batang.  The  for¬ 
eign  superintendent  should  understand  the  business  and  the  art  of  print¬ 
ing  in  all  its  departments.  He  is  required  to  instruct  and  direct  the 
native  typesetters,  pressmen  and  other  assistants.  He  should  also  be  a 
man  of  literary  taste,  who  can  publish  in  suitable  form,  in  both  English 
and  vernacular,  books,  pamphlets,  reports,  weekly  or  monthly  papers 
for  the  mission.  In  some  fields,  as  in  Africa  and  Tibet,  where  the  mis¬ 
sion  press  is  alone  in  a  large  area,  it  serves  the  whole  area  in  all  kinds 
of  printing.  The  head  of  a  mission  press  may  be  required,  and  should 
be  able,  to  edit  the  mission  paper,  to  translate  from  English  into  the 
vernacular,  and  to  help  prepare  such  literature  as  is  needed  for  both 
Christian  and  non-Christian  communities.  No  other  type  of  missionary 
has  a  wider  audience  than  he  who  speaks  through  the  printed  page.  He 
helps  to  spread  the  Gospel  far  and  wide,  and  helps  to  mould  the  literary 
ideals  of  a  nation. 

11.  The  Social  Worker.  Leaders  in  Christian  social  service  have 
an  opening  field  particularly  in  Latin  America.  There  is  a  demand  for 
work  corresponding,  with  local  modifications,  to  that  done  in  Christian 
social  settlements  and  community  centers  in  North  America.  A  mission¬ 
ary  set  apart  for  such  service  should  know  how  to  conduct  sports,  games, 
playground  and  Boy  Scout  activities,  reading  room,  night  school,  free 
library,  employment  bureau.  He  should  be  able  also  to  organize  clubs, 
to  arrange  and  lead  in  debates,  and  in  literary  societies.  Such  work 
will  probably  be  centered  in  a  community  house  called  an  institute.  In 
it  may  be  held  public  meetings,  lectures  and  other  functions  connected 
with  the  welfare  of  community  life.  From  it  nurses  and  other  Chris¬ 
tian  visitors  may  serve  the  people  in  their  homes.  A  knowledge  of 
singing  and  music  is  almost  indispensable.  In  the  night  school,  if  one 
should  be  required,  such  subjects  as  English,  French,  typewriting,  book¬ 
keeping,  and  manual  training  are  in  great  demand.  A  medical  clinic 
and  dispensary,  and  lectures  on  scientific  agriculture,  child-welfare, 
national  questions,  and  other  topics,  are  likely  to  be  required  in  some 
cities.  The  fact  that  such  a  center  is  definitely  linked  up  with  a  Chris¬ 
tian  mission  gives  the  director  the  opportunity  to  breathe  into  it  the 
Christian  spirit,  to  have  Bible-study  classes  and  group  meetings  devoted 
to  religious  questions.  The  assistant  workers  would  probably  be  lay 
members  of  the  mission  churches.  The  social  director  will  have  a  power¬ 
ful  Christian  leverage  in  ministering  in  these  and  other  practical  ways 
to  community  needs.  This  is  practical  Christianity,  the  necessary  and 
understandable  complement  of  the  evangelist’s  oral  message.  In  China 
and  in  India  social  service  activities  are  becoming  increasingly  important 
in  the  work  of  evangelists,  both  men  and  women. 

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SOME  IMPLICATIONS  OF  THE  CALL 

The  Demand  is  Imperative 

So  imperative  is  the  demand  for  these  new  missionaries  that,  if  the 
entire  number,  180,  were  immediately  forthcoming  and  adequately  pre¬ 
pared,  they  would  all  be  sent  to  the  fields  this  very  year. 

The  Support  is  Sure 

The  Boards  make  this  bold  declaration  in  the  established  faith  that 
personal  dedication  elicits  financial  response.  Spiritual  decisions  attract 
supporting  dollars.  The  devotion  of  lives  surrendered  to  Christ’s  pro¬ 
gram  of  world-redemption  has  acquired  a  new  leverage  on  Christian 
wealth.  The  War  has  stimulated  the  Church  by  demonstrating  how  potent 
has  been  the  sacrificial  enlistment  of  America’s  youth  to  release  abund¬ 
antly  the  lesser  treasure  of  her  gold.  At  the  dawn  of  a  new  age  of  high 
enterprise  and  ardent  hope  for  all  nations,  no  appeal  to  the  unrealized 
resources  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ  couM  be  so  irresistible  as  the  enlist¬ 
ment  now  of  a  new  foreign  legion  ready  to  answer  the  call  of  the  world 
in  the  lands  that  look  to  us  for  the  Gospel.  If  the  workers  were  at  once 
available,  the  additional  funds  for  their  equipment,  dispatch  and  mainten¬ 
ance  would  undoubtedly  be  supplied. 

The  Call  to  Women 

This  call  is  not  masculine  in  its  restrictions.  The  modernity  of  the 
missionary  enterprise  is  evidenced  by  its  challenge  alike  to  the  sons  and 
daughters  of  this  generation  to  labor  side  by  side,  moved  by  the  love  of 
God,  for  the  uplift  of  all  mankind.  The  call  comes  with  equal  insistence 
and  equal  privilege  to  women  and  to  men.  The  fact  that  of  the  180 
recruits  required,  50  single  women  and  61  wives  of  missionaries  are 
asked  for,  attests  the  vast  range  of  opportunity  open  to  woman’s  service 
and  leadership  in  all  spheres  of  missionary  activity.  The  great  need  of 
woman  physicians  and  trained  nurses  can  scarcely  be  overstated.  Larger 
numbers  of  young  women  should  be  preparing  for  the  vast  ministry  of 
healing  and  conservation  which  summons  them  to  all  non-Christian  lands. 

The  Call  to  Young  Ministers 

The  present  call  should  receive  generous  and  prayerful  consideration 
on  the  part  of  the  young  minister,  who  has  been  out  of  college,  say  five 
or  ten  years.  The  fact  that  he  has  been  eminently  successful  as  a 
preacher  and  pastor,  that  he  is  loved  and  needed  at  his  present  charge, 
that  he  is  beset  by  other  calls  in  the  homeland — all  this  is  presumptive  of 
the  possibility  that  God  may  want  him  in  the  foreign  field.  Missionary 
history  is  rich  in  examples  of  new  epochs  of  spiritual  life  and  achievement 
opened  in  the  experience  of  home  churches^  whose  ministers  responded  to 
the  needs  of  oversea  lands.  This  blessing  has  been  added  to  signal  ac¬ 
complishment  on  the  foreign  field  itself.  It  has  been  so  in  the  case  of 
the  Richmond  Avenue  Church  in  Buffalo,  whose  pastor,  G.  L.  Wharton, 
left  a  flourishing  ministry  and  went  to  India  in  1882,  to  immortalize  him¬ 
self  as  one  of  the  founders  of  our  India  mission,  and  as  a  prophet  of  God 

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to  multitudes  in  Asia,  America  and  Australia.  The  churches  at  home 
will  not  suffer  by  the  going  forth  to  foreign  service  of  large  numbers  of 
young  ministers.  On  the  contrary  the  churches  will  be  enriched,  inspired 
and  enlarged  by  such  living  contact  with  the  Christian  advance  in  other 
parts  of  the  world. 

The  Claim  on  College  Professors 

Why  should  not  some  faculty  members,  especially  the  younger 
instructors,  in  colleges  and  universities  lead  the  way  in  their  institutions 
as  volunteers  for  some  of  the  many  educational  opportunities  herein  an¬ 
nounced  ?  Such  decisions,  besides  leading  to  fruitful  careers  of  wide 
influence  at  strategic  centers  of  the  world,  would  enrich  the  Christian 
tradition  of  the  colleges  concerned,  and  would  stimulate  select  students 
to  follow  in  the  footsteps  of  their  preceptors.  One  college  of  the  Dis¬ 
ciples  has  given  two  professors  to  South  America.  Their  influence  will 
continue  to  be  a  fount  of  inspiration  to  succeeding  generations  of  stu¬ 
dents,  even  as  the  spirit  of  Henry  Martyn  still  lingers  and  stirs  the  soul 
of  Cambridge  University. 

Special  Preparation  Necessary 

In  the  present  call  for  recruits  it  is  taken  for  granted  that  those  who 
respond  will  possess  and  develop  a  strong  Christian  character,  a  vital 
Christian  experience,  and  the  spiritual  qualifications  essential  to  religious 
co-operation  and  leadership.  In  addition  to  such  spiritual  equipment  and 
a  broad  educational  foundation,  it  has  become  necessary  for  missionary 
candidates  to  take  special  training  in  disciplines  which  bear  directly 
upon  their  task.  The  short  cut  to  the  mission  field  is  now  virtually  closed. 
The  work  in  all  lands  has  become  so  complex  as  to  demand  the  highest 
equipment,  intellectual  and  spiritual.  Intending  missionaries  should,  in 
addition  to  a  general  college  or  university  education,  plan  to  secure  the 
special  advanced  training  recommended  and  required  by  the  Boards. 


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THE  COLLEGE  OF  MISSIONS 

The  College  of  Missions  at  Indianapolis  is  a  graduate  school  for  the 
special  preparation  of  prospective  missionaries,  home  and  foreign. 
Founded  in  1910  by  the  Christian  Woman’s  Board  of  Missions,  it  is  ad¬ 
ministered  by  a  Board  of  Trustees  representing  the  Foreign  Christian 
Missionary  Society  as  well  as  the  Woman’s  Board.  It  receives  as  stu¬ 
dents  graduates  of  colleges  and  universities  who  have  declared  their  pur¬ 
pose  to  become  missionaries  and  who  enroll  under  the  approval  of  a 
missionary  society.  Students  remain  from  one  to  three  years,  according 
to  the  preparation  required.  The  curriculum  is  based  on  the  recommenda¬ 
tions  of  Commission  V  of  the  Edinburgh  Conference  of  1910;  on  the  Re¬ 
ports  of  the  Board  of  Missionary  Preparation  of  North  America;  and  on 
the  latest  surveys  of  mission  fields  in  general. 

The  college  offers  77  courses  including  some  given  at  Butler  College, 
with  which  the  College  of  Missions  stands  in  reciprocal  relations.  The 


College  of  Missions — Entrance  Beneath  the  Elms 


principal  courses  deal  with  the  following  subjects:  Science  of  Missions, 
History  of  Missionary  Expansion,  Church  History,  Science  of  Religion, 
History  and  Comparison  of  Religions,  Linguistics,  Phonetics,  Sociology, 
Folkways,  Social  Reform,  Medicine,  Domestic  Science,  Philosophy, 
Ethics,  International  Relations,  Religious  Education,  Economics,  History 
of  American  Missions,  American  Social  Conditions,  Immigration,  Intro¬ 
ductory  Courses  on  Africa,  China,  India,  Japan,  Latin  America  and  the 
Philippines;  Literature  of  the  Orient,  Literature  of  Hispanic  America, 
Modern  Missions  in  India,  China,  Japan,  Africa;  Religions  of  Africa,  Re¬ 
ligions  of  China,  Religions  of  India  and  Persia,  Religions  of  Japan,  Roman 
Catholicism  in  Latin  America;  Languages — French,  Spanish,  Portuguese, 
Chinese,  Hindi,  Urdu. 

In  addition  to  these  an  ample  curriculum  in  Biblical  Languages, 
Literature,  History  and  Theology  is  provided  in  Butler  College. 

The  disciplines  are  directed  by  scholarly  methods  to  the  actual  tasks 

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College  of  Missions 


of  the  various  departments  of  mission  work  in  different  countries.  Special 
attention  is  given  to  the  fields  occupied  by  the  Disciples  of  Christ.  In¬ 
struction  is  given  in  an  atmosphere  of  Christian  culture.  The  college  has 
ample  residential  facilities  for  both  men  and  women.  Not  the  least  valu¬ 
able  part  of  the  training  is  that  of  the  community  life  of  students  with 
a  common  purpose,  looking  forward  to  Christian  service  in  all  parts  of 
the  world;  and  the  opportunity  of  establishing  close  and  personal  relations 
with  the  members  of  the  Boards  under  whom  they  expect  to  receive  ap¬ 
pointment. 

The  degrees  of  M.  A.  and  B.  D.  are  conferred  in  recognition  of 
prescribed  achievement  in  graduate  studies,  including  a  thesis  on  some 
subject  connected  with  the  field  for  which  the  candidate  is  preparing. 

Some  scholarships  are  available,  having  been  established  by  both  the 
Foreign  Christian  Missionary  Society  and  the  Christian  Woman’s  Board 
of  Missions.  Within  easy  reach  of  Indianapolis  there  are  opportunities 
for  self  support  through  pulpit  appointments. 

The  College  of  Missions  has  its  graduates  and  former  students  in  all 
principal  mission  lands.  Ninety-three  have  received  foreign  appoint¬ 
ments  under  several  different  Boards  as  follows:  26  to  India,  10  to  the 
Argentine  Republic,  4  to  Paraguay,  14  to  China,  5  to  Tibet,  9  to  the 
Belgian  Congo,  2  to  British  East  Africa,  3  to  Liberia,  10  to  Mexico,  4  to 
the  Philippines,  3  to  Japan,  and  one  each  to  Chile,  Porto  Rico  and  Cuba. 
Five  have  been  assigned  to  service  in  the  United  States  in  the  mountain 
schools  of  Kentucky  and  Tennessee  and  in  social  service.  The  regular 
enrollment  has  also  included  38  missionaries  on  furlough  representing 
India,  Japan,  Arabia,  Belgian  Congo,  Mexico,  Porto  Rico,  Argentina  and 
Turkey. 

To  prospective  students  responding  to  the  present  call  of  the  Boards 
for  180  new  missionaries,  catalog  and  other  literature  giving  further 
information,  will  be  sent  on  request.  Address  Charles  T.  Paul,  Presi¬ 
dent,  or  Wallace  C.  Payne,  Registrar,  College  of  Missions,  Indianapolis, 
Indiana. 


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THOUGHTS  FOR  STUDENTS 


This  is  what  the  Hon.  Ion  Keith-Falconer,  brilliant  Cambridge  student,  and 
later  professor  of  Arabic  in  his  alma  mater,  thought  of  the  missionary  obligation 
resting  upon  the  college  men  of  his  day: 

“While  vast  continents  are  shrouded  in  almost  utter  dark¬ 
ness,  and  hundreds  of  millions  suffer  the  horrors  of  heathenism 
or  of  Islam,  the  burden  of  proof  lies  upon  you  to  show  that  the 
circumstances  in  which  God  has  placed  you  were  meant  by  Him 
to  keep  you  out  of  the  foreign  mission  field.” 

This  challenge  to  think  and  pray  the  problem  through  concluded  his  last 
address  in  Scotland  before  he  gave  his  life  for  Arabia.  He  died  at  Shaikh  Oth- 
man,  near  Aden,  in  1887. 


There  are  hundreds  of  Christian  college  men  who  expect  to  spend  life  in  prac¬ 
ticing  law  or  in  some  trade  for  a  livlihood,  yet  who  have  strength  and  talent 
enough  to  enter  these  unoccupied  fields.  There  are  young  doctors  who  might 
gather  around  them  in  some  new  mission  station  thousands  of  those  who  “suffer 
the  horrors  of  heathenism  and  Islam,”  and  lift  their  burden  of  pain,  but  who  now 
confine  their  efforts  to  some  “pent-up  Utica,”  where  the  healing  art  is  subject  to 
the  law  of  competition  and  is  measured  too  often  in  terms  of  a  cash-book  and 
ledger.  They  are  making  a  living;  they  might  be  making  a  life. 

— Dr.  Samuel  M.  Zwemer. 


There  is  a  shining  path  from  the  army  of  your  country  to  the  army  of  Christ 
on  the  mission  field.  Some  of  the  most  eminent  missionaries  have  been  military 
men.  Dr.  J.  M.  Davis,  a  graduate  of  Beloit  College,  who  gave  thirty-nine  won¬ 
derful  years  to  Japan,  under  the  American  Board  (Congregational),  was  a 
Lieutenant-Colonel  of  Volunteers  in  the  Civil  War.  Our  own  Charles  E.  Garst, 
who  went  also  to  Japan,  under  the  Foreign  Society  in  1883,  and  labored  till  be  fell 
in  1898,  was  a  West  Point  graduate  who  served  his  country  several  years  before 
he  answered  the  call  of  the  East. 


After  the  fighting  the  righting;  after  the  conquerors  the  constructors;  after  the 
defense  of  righteousness  the  diffusion  of  faith.  This  is  the  victory  that  will 
overcome  the  world. 


Will  those  who  have  followed  the  Flag  now  embrace  the  Cross? 


Let  us  judge  the  reality  of  our  discipleship  by  the  intensity  of  our  apostleship. 

Dr.  J.  H.  Joivett. 


Not  he  that  repeateth  the  name, 

But  he  that  doeth  the  will.— Longfellow. 

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Thoughts  for  Students 


“It  is  great  to  be  out  where  the  fight  is  strong, 

To  be  where  the  heaviest  troops  belong, 

And  to  fight  for  man  and  God. 

Oh,  it  seams  the  face  and  dries  the  brain, 

It  strains  the  arm  till  one’s  friend  is  Pain, 

In  the  fight  for  man  and  God. 

But  it  is  great  to  be  out  where  the  fight  is  strong!” 


There  is  nothing  finer  nor  more  pathetic  to  me  than  the  way  in  which  mission¬ 
aries  unlearn  the  love  of  the  old  home,  die  to  their  native  land,  and  wed  their 
hearts  to  the  people  they  have  served  and  won;  so  that  they  cannot  rest  in 
England,  but  must  return  to  lay  their  bones  where  they  spent  their  hearts  for 
Christ.  How  vulgar  the  common  patriotisms  seem  beside  this  inverted  home¬ 
sickness,  this  passion  of  a  kingdom  which  has  no  frontiers  and  no  favored  race, 
the  passion  of  a  homeless  Christ. — Dr.  P.  T.  Forsyth. 


The  missionary  enterprise  is  the  Christian  campaign  for  international  good¬ 
will. — Harry  Emerson  Fosdick. 


To  have  no  share  in  the  greatest  work  ever  given  the  children  of  men  to  do  is 
to  invite  self-impoverishment  and  to  miss  the  greatest  blessing  that  God  is  wait¬ 
ing  to  give  to  those  who  obey  Him. — A.  McLean  (President  F.  C.  M.  SJ. 


Put  yourself  in  the  line  of  the  establishes. 


The  history  of  missions  is  one  continuous  story  of  invasion  of  the  impossible. 
Fifty  men  of  the  stamp  of  Paul  and  Xavier  and  Wesley  would  make  Christ  known 
to  every  living  soul  on  the  face  of  the  earth  in  twenty  years. — F.  W .  Boreham. 


Christ  the  Son  of  God  hath  sent  me 
To  the  midnight  lands; 

Mine  the  mighty  ordination 
Of  the  pierced  hands. 


One  of  our  greatest  needs,  if  we  are  to  meet  the  demands  of  the  new  time,  is 
a  renewed  sense  of  the  reality  of  God’s  call  to  eacti  individual. — J.  H.  Oldham. 


The  while  I  listened  came  a  word 
I  knew  not  whence,  I  could  not  see; 

But  when  my  waiting  spirit  heard, 

I  said:  “Lord,  here  am  I;  send  me.” 

— Phillips  Brooks. 

Are  you  waiting  for  God's  call,  or  is  God  waiting  for  your 

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How  to  Address  Correspondence 

Persons  desiring  to  present  themselves  as  mis¬ 
sionary  recruits,  or  in  any  way  to  consider  any 
of  the  calls  announced  in  the  pamphlet,  will  please 
address  correspondence  as  follows : 

D.  0.  CUNNINGHAM,  M.  A., 

College  Recruitment  Secretary, 

College  of  Missions  Building, 

Indianapolis, 

Indiana. 


Barnes,  Gault  Co.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 


